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
- Oman
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
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 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 47.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.6462 people per km² | 1.97 people per km² | 1.32 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1100s | 0.6462 people per km² | 2.06 people per km² | 1.41 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1200s | 0.6462 people per km² | 2.16 people per km² | 1.51 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1300s | 0.6462 people per km² | 2.26 people per km² | 1.61 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1400s | 0.6462 people per km² | 2.37 people per km² | 1.72 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1500s | 0.6462 people per km² | 2.48 people per km² | 1.83 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1600s | 0.7593 people per km² | 2.6 people per km² | 1.84 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1700s | 0.8724 people per km² | 2.72 people per km² | 1.85 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1710s | 0.8853 people per km² | 2.73 people per km² | 1.85 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1720s | 0.8982 people per km² | 2.74 people per km² | 1.84 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1730s | 0.9111 people per km² | 2.75 people per km² | 1.84 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1740s | 0.9241 people per km² | 2.76 people per km² | 1.83 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1750s | 0.937 people per km² | 2.77 people per km² | 1.83 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1760s | 0.9499 people per km² | 2.78 people per km² | 1.83 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1770s | 0.9628 people per km² | 2.79 people per km² | 1.82 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1780s | 0.9758 people per km² | 2.8 people per km² | 1.82 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1790s | 0.9887 people per km² | 2.81 people per km² | 1.82 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1800s | 0.9821 people per km² | 1.67 people per km² | 0.6848 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1810s | 1.01 people per km² | 1.67 people per km² | 0.6558 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1820s | 1.04 people per km² | 1.67 people per km² | 0.629 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1830s | 1.07 people per km² | 1.68 people per km² | 0.605 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1840s | 1.1 people per km² | 1.68 people per km² | 0.5802 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1850s | 1.13 people per km² | 1.7 people per km² | 0.5727 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1860s | 1.15 people per km² | 1.74 people per km² | 0.587 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1870s | 1.17 people per km² | 1.77 people per km² | 0.6014 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1880s | 1.19 people per km² | 1.8 people per km² | 0.6157 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1890s | 1.21 people per km² | 1.84 people per km² | 0.6299 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 1.27 people per km² | 1.87 people per km² | 0.5991 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.35 people per km² | 1.55 people per km² | 0.2004 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 1.38 people per km² | 1.23 people per km² | 0.1445 people per km² | Oman |
| 1930s | 1.41 people per km² | 1.62 people per km² | 0.212 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 1.44 people per km² | 2.66 people per km² | 1.22 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 1.57 people per km² | 3.81 people per km² | 2.24 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 1.88 people per km² | 4.89 people per km² | 3.01 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 2.52 people per km² | 6.15 people per km² | 3.63 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.24 people per km² | 7.62 people per km² | 3.38 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 6.66 people per km² | 10.12 people per km² | 3.47 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 7.93 people per km² | 14.24 people per km² | 6.3 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 12.77 people per km² | 19.05 people per km² | 6.28 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 17.13 people per km² | 23.55 people per km² | 6.42 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 2030s | 20.93 people per km² | 27.49 people per km² | 6.56 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 2040s | 23.68 people per km² | 31.09 people per km² | 7.41 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 2050s | 26.64 people per km² | 34.24 people per km² | 7.59 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 2060s | 29.55 people per km² | 36.78 people per km² | 7.23 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 2070s | 32.28 people per km² | 38.71 people per km² | 6.44 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 2080s | 34.94 people per km² | 40.09 people per km² | 5.15 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 2090s | 37.63 people per km² | 40.93 people per km² | 3.3 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
| 2100s | 39.08 people per km² | 41.16 people per km² | 2.08 people per km² | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Oman or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 41.16 people per km² against 39.08 people per km² in Oman as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Oman and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.08 people per km², with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Papua New Guinea?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Oman and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population density?
- Oman ranks 180th 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.