Democratic Republic of Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Democratic Republic of Congo
4.1 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
4.23 % change on previous year
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
18th
Papua New Guinea rank
16th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.23 % change on previous year against 4.1 % change on previous year in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.13 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 16th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.1 % change on previous year | 9.89 % change on previous year | 5.79 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 3.48 % change on previous year | 13.79 % change on previous year | 10.31 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 3.96 % change on previous year | 6.2 % change on previous year | 2.24 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.43 % change on previous year | 3.78 % change on previous year | 0.6551 % change on previous year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 4.73 % change on previous year | 2.06 % change on previous year | 2.67 % change on previous year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 4.41 % change on previous year | 3.07 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 4.4 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 4.16 % change on previous year | 4.05 % change on previous year | 0.1134 % change on previous year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Democratic Republic of Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.23 % change on previous year against 4.1 % change on previous year in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.13 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 16th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.