Niger vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Niger
0.1837 people per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.1578 people per person
in 2025
Niger rank
211th
Papua New Guinea rank
214th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

  • Niger
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.1837 people per person against 0.1578 people per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0259 people per person.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 211th and Papua New Guinea ranks 214th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.068 people per person 0.0557 people per person 0.0123 people per person Niger
1970s 0.1151 people per person 0.1234 people per person 0.0083 people per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.1465 people per person 0.1407 people per person 0.0058 people per person Niger
1990s 0.1575 people per person 0.1444 people per person 0.013 people per person Niger
2000s 0.1625 people per person 0.131 people per person 0.0316 people per person Niger
2010s 0.1638 people per person 0.133 people per person 0.0308 people per person Niger
2020s 0.1765 people per person 0.1493 people per person 0.0272 people per person Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
Niger, at 0.1837 people per person against 0.1578 people per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Niger and Papua New Guinea?
0.0259 people per person, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
Niger ranks 211th and Papua New Guinea ranks 214th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.