Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Population density
Laos
40.11 people per km²
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
41.16 people per km²
in 2100
Laos rank
179th
Papua New Guinea rank
177th
Population density over time
- Laos
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 41.16 people per km² against 40.11 people per km² in Laos, a difference of 1.05 people per km².
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Laos ranks 179th and Papua New Guinea ranks 177th of 234 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 36 and Papua New Guinea in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.05 people per km² | 1.97 people per km² | 0.9134 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1100s | 1.19 people per km² | 2.06 people per km² | 0.8709 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1200s | 1.32 people per km² | 2.16 people per km² | 0.8328 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1300s | 1.46 people per km² | 2.26 people per km² | 0.7993 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1400s | 1.6 people per km² | 2.37 people per km² | 0.7708 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1500s | 1.73 people per km² | 2.48 people per km² | 0.7473 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1600s | 2.17 people per km² | 2.6 people per km² | 0.4322 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1700s | 2.6 people per km² | 2.72 people per km² | 0.1227 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1710s | 2.64 people per km² | 2.73 people per km² | 0.0884 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1720s | 2.69 people per km² | 2.74 people per km² | 0.0542 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1730s | 2.73 people per km² | 2.75 people per km² | 0.0201 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1740s | 2.77 people per km² | 2.76 people per km² | 0.014 people per km² | Laos |
| 1750s | 2.82 people per km² | 2.77 people per km² | 0.0482 people per km² | Laos |
| 1760s | 2.86 people per km² | 2.78 people per km² | 0.0822 people per km² | Laos |
| 1770s | 2.9 people per km² | 2.79 people per km² | 0.1163 people per km² | Laos |
| 1780s | 2.95 people per km² | 2.8 people per km² | 0.1503 people per km² | Laos |
| 1790s | 2.99 people per km² | 2.81 people per km² | 0.1843 people per km² | Laos |
| 1800s | 2.04 people per km² | 1.67 people per km² | 0.3695 people per km² | Laos |
| 1810s | 2.04 people per km² | 1.67 people per km² | 0.3698 people per km² | Laos |
| 1820s | 2.13 people per km² | 1.67 people per km² | 0.4578 people per km² | Laos |
| 1830s | 2.34 people per km² | 1.68 people per km² | 0.6614 people per km² | Laos |
| 1840s | 2.57 people per km² | 1.68 people per km² | 0.8875 people per km² | Laos |
| 1850s | 2.81 people per km² | 1.7 people per km² | 1.11 people per km² | Laos |
| 1860s | 3.05 people per km² | 1.74 people per km² | 1.31 people per km² | Laos |
| 1870s | 3.52 people per km² | 1.77 people per km² | 1.75 people per km² | Laos |
| 1880s | 4.37 people per km² | 1.8 people per km² | 2.56 people per km² | Laos |
| 1890s | 5.41 people per km² | 1.84 people per km² | 3.57 people per km² | Laos |
| 1900s | 5.82 people per km² | 1.87 people per km² | 3.95 people per km² | Laos |
| 1910s | 5.06 people per km² | 1.55 people per km² | 3.52 people per km² | Laos |
| 1920s | 4.17 people per km² | 1.23 people per km² | 2.94 people per km² | Laos |
| 1930s | 3.87 people per km² | 1.62 people per km² | 2.25 people per km² | Laos |
| 1940s | 5.42 people per km² | 2.66 people per km² | 2.76 people per km² | Laos |
| 1950s | 8.12 people per km² | 3.81 people per km² | 4.31 people per km² | Laos |
| 1960s | 10.21 people per km² | 4.89 people per km² | 5.31 people per km² | Laos |
| 1970s | 12.83 people per km² | 6.15 people per km² | 6.68 people per km² | Laos |
| 1980s | 16.07 people per km² | 7.62 people per km² | 8.45 people per km² | Laos |
| 1990s | 21.02 people per km² | 10.12 people per km² | 10.9 people per km² | Laos |
| 2000s | 25.27 people per km² | 14.24 people per km² | 11.03 people per km² | Laos |
| 2010s | 29.33 people per km² | 19.05 people per km² | 10.27 people per km² | Laos |
| 2020s | 33.86 people per km² | 23.55 people per km² | 10.31 people per km² | Laos |
| 2030s | 37.87 people per km² | 27.49 people per km² | 10.38 people per km² | Laos |
| 2040s | 40.96 people per km² | 31.09 people per km² | 9.87 people per km² | Laos |
| 2050s | 43.02 people per km² | 34.24 people per km² | 8.79 people per km² | Laos |
| 2060s | 43.95 people per km² | 36.78 people per km² | 7.17 people per km² | Laos |
| 2070s | 43.79 people per km² | 38.71 people per km² | 5.07 people per km² | Laos |
| 2080s | 42.77 people per km² | 40.09 people per km² | 2.69 people per km² | Laos |
| 2090s | 41.16 people per km² | 40.93 people per km² | 0.2273 people per km² | Laos |
| 2100s | 40.11 people per km² | 41.16 people per km² | 1.06 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 41.16 people per km² against 40.11 people per km² in Laos as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.05 people per km², with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population density?
- Laos ranks 179th and Papua New Guinea ranks 177th of 234 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.