Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Papua New Guinea
0.0228 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0261 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
136th
Sweden rank
133rd

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sweden
0.010.0150.020.025199020062023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0261 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0228 Persons per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0033 Persons per square kilometre.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 136th and Sweden ranks 133rd of 167 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0101 Persons per square kilometre 0.0214 Persons per square kilometre 0.0114 Persons per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 0.0142 Persons per square kilometre 0.0222 Persons per square kilometre 0.0081 Persons per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 0.0189 Persons per square kilometre 0.0241 Persons per square kilometre 0.0052 Persons per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 0.0222 Persons per square kilometre 0.0258 Persons per square kilometre 0.0036 Persons per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0261 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0228 Persons per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
0.0033 Persons per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Papua New Guinea ranks 136th and Sweden ranks 133rd of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.