Papua New Guinea vs South Sudan: Natural population growth

Papua New Guinea
1.81
in 2023
South Sudan
1.9
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
55th
South Sudan rank
53rd

Natural population growth over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Sudan
-2024195019862023

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 1.9 against 1.81 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.09.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 55th and South Sudan ranks 53rd of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and South Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea South Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 2.65 1.62 1.03 Papua New Guinea
1960s 2.97 1.48 1.49 Papua New Guinea
1970s 3.06 2.38 0.6803 Papua New Guinea
1980s 2.87 1.52 1.35 Papua New Guinea
1990s 2.72 1.75 0.9756 Papua New Guinea
2000s 2.52 3.15 0.6298 South Sudan
2010s 2.17 2.04 0.132 Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.85 1.94 0.0912 South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth, Papua New Guinea or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 1.9 against 1.81 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth between Papua New Guinea and South Sudan?
0.09, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Sudan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and South Sudan rank globally for natural population growth?
Papua New Guinea ranks 55th and South Sudan ranks 53rd 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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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