Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Natural population growth, annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
-1.39 % change on previous year
in 2023
Zimbabwe
-1.33 % change on previous year
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
130th
Zimbabwe rank
127th
Natural population growth, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports -1.33 % change on previous year against -1.39 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.06 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 130th and Zimbabwe ranks 127th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.81 % change on previous year | -0.1371 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 1.1 % change on previous year | 0.291 % change on previous year | 0.8127 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | -0.6988 % change on previous year | -0.1361 % change on previous year | 0.5627 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | -0.2142 % change on previous year | -1.96 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | -0.5941 % change on previous year | -3.16 % change on previous year | 2.56 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -1.24 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | 3.1 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | -1.75 % change on previous year | -0.2375 % change on previous year | 1.52 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | -2.31 % change on previous year | -0.0115 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth, annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at -1.33 % change on previous year against -1.39 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 0.06 % change on previous year, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for natural population growth, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 130th and Zimbabwe ranks 127th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Natural population growth, 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 Natural population growth. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.