Oman vs Papua New Guinea: Population density

Oman

39.08 people per km²

in 2100

Papua New Guinea

41.16 people per km²

in 2100

Oman rank

180th

Papua New Guinea rank

177th

Population density over time

Papua New Guinea currently reports 41.16 people per km² against 39.08 people per km² in Oman, a difference of 2.08 people per km².

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Oman ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 177th of 234 countries.

Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.