Jordan vs Papua New Guinea: Natural population growth

Jordan
1.76
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
1.81
in 2023
Jordan rank
57th
Papua New Guinea rank
55th

Natural population growth over time

  • Jordan
  • Papua New Guinea
01234195019862023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.81 against 1.76 in Jordan, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Jordan ranks 57th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 2.76 2.65 0.1145 Jordan
1960s 3.74 2.97 0.7761 Jordan
1970s 3.89 3.06 0.8364 Jordan
1980s 3.59 2.87 0.7197 Jordan
1990s 3.04 2.72 0.3201 Jordan
2000s 2.45 2.52 0.0762 Papua New Guinea
2010s 2.13 2.17 0.0376 Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.77 1.85 0.0799 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth, Jordan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.81 against 1.76 in Jordan as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth between Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
0.05, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jordan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for natural population growth?
Jordan ranks 57th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Natural population growth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed