Colombia vs Papua New Guinea: Population density
Colombia
42.43 people per km²
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
41.16 people per km²
in 2100
Colombia rank
176th
Papua New Guinea rank
177th
Population density over time
- Colombia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 42.43 people per km² against 41.16 people per km² in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.27 people per km².
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 176th and Papua New Guinea ranks 177th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 33 and Papua New Guinea in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.16 people per km² | 1.97 people per km² | 0.1947 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1100s | 2.45 people per km² | 2.06 people per km² | 0.3892 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1200s | 2.74 people per km² | 2.16 people per km² | 0.5792 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1300s | 3.02 people per km² | 2.26 people per km² | 0.7645 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1400s | 3.31 people per km² | 2.37 people per km² | 0.9449 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1500s | 3.6 people per km² | 2.48 people per km² | 1.12 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1600s | 1.13 people per km² | 2.6 people per km² | 1.46 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1700s | 0.7201 people per km² | 2.72 people per km² | 2 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1710s | 0.7705 people per km² | 2.73 people per km² | 1.96 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1720s | 0.821 people per km² | 2.74 people per km² | 1.92 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1730s | 0.8714 people per km² | 2.75 people per km² | 1.88 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1740s | 0.9218 people per km² | 2.76 people per km² | 1.84 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1750s | 0.9722 people per km² | 2.77 people per km² | 1.8 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1760s | 1.02 people per km² | 2.78 people per km² | 1.75 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1770s | 1.07 people per km² | 2.79 people per km² | 1.71 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1780s | 1.12 people per km² | 2.8 people per km² | 1.67 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1790s | 1.17 people per km² | 2.81 people per km² | 1.63 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1800s | 1.09 people per km² | 1.67 people per km² | 0.58 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1810s | 1.09 people per km² | 1.67 people per km² | 0.5792 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1820s | 1.27 people per km² | 1.67 people per km² | 0.3965 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1830s | 1.61 people per km² | 1.68 people per km² | 0.0615 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1840s | 1.79 people per km² | 1.68 people per km² | 0.112 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1850s | 2.11 people per km² | 1.7 people per km² | 0.4065 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1860s | 2.3 people per km² | 1.74 people per km² | 0.5663 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1870s | 2.35 people per km² | 1.77 people per km² | 0.5752 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1880s | 2.78 people per km² | 1.8 people per km² | 0.9765 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1890s | 3.31 people per km² | 1.84 people per km² | 1.47 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1900s | 3.98 people per km² | 1.87 people per km² | 2.11 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1910s | 4.97 people per km² | 1.55 people per km² | 3.42 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1920s | 6.32 people per km² | 1.23 people per km² | 5.09 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1930s | 7.7 people per km² | 1.62 people per km² | 6.08 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1940s | 9.31 people per km² | 2.66 people per km² | 6.64 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1950s | 12.04 people per km² | 3.81 people per km² | 8.22 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1960s | 16.15 people per km² | 4.89 people per km² | 11.26 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1970s | 20.84 people per km² | 6.15 people per km² | 14.69 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1980s | 26.08 people per km² | 7.62 people per km² | 18.46 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1990s | 31.95 people per km² | 10.12 people per km² | 21.83 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2000s | 37.65 people per km² | 14.24 people per km² | 23.41 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2010s | 42.36 people per km² | 19.05 people per km² | 23.3 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2020s | 47.84 people per km² | 23.55 people per km² | 24.29 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2030s | 51.56 people per km² | 27.49 people per km² | 24.07 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2040s | 53.25 people per km² | 31.09 people per km² | 22.15 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2050s | 53.39 people per km² | 34.24 people per km² | 19.15 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2060s | 52.42 people per km² | 36.78 people per km² | 15.65 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2070s | 50.41 people per km² | 38.71 people per km² | 11.69 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2080s | 47.48 people per km² | 40.09 people per km² | 7.4 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2090s | 44.19 people per km² | 40.93 people per km² | 3.26 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2100s | 42.43 people per km² | 41.16 people per km² | 1.27 people per km² | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Colombia or Papua New Guinea?
- Colombia, at 42.43 people per km² against 41.16 people per km² in Papua New Guinea as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.27 people per km², with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Colombia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population density?
- Colombia ranks 176th and Papua New Guinea ranks 177th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.