Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Long term urban population region, annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
2.5 % change on previous year
in 2025
Uganda
2.39 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
Uganda rank
5th
Long term urban population region, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Uganda
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.5 % change on previous year against 2.39 % change on previous year in Uganda, a difference of 0.11 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Uganda ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.75 % change on previous year | 4.59 % change on previous year | 3.16 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 9.4 % change on previous year | 4.5 % change on previous year | 4.91 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 3.71 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2.58 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.51 % change on previous year | 3.8 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 1990s | -0.777 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 2000s | -0.1015 % change on previous year | 0.8843 % change on previous year | 0.9859 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 2010s | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year | 0.498 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2.49 % change on previous year | 0.0405 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Uganda?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.5 % change on previous year against 2.39 % change on previous year in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
- 0.11 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for long term urban population region, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Uganda ranks 5th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Long term urban population region, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Long term urban population region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.