Oman vs Papua New Guinea: Population density

Oman
39.08
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
41.16
in 2100
Oman rank
180th
Papua New Guinea rank
177th

Population density over time

  • Oman
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

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

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 1.97 1.32 Papua New Guinea
1100s 0.6462 2.06 1.41 Papua New Guinea
1200s 0.6462 2.16 1.51 Papua New Guinea
1300s 0.6462 2.26 1.61 Papua New Guinea
1400s 0.6462 2.37 1.72 Papua New Guinea
1500s 0.6462 2.48 1.83 Papua New Guinea
1600s 0.7593 2.6 1.84 Papua New Guinea
1700s 0.8724 2.72 1.85 Papua New Guinea
1710s 0.8853 2.73 1.85 Papua New Guinea
1720s 0.8982 2.74 1.84 Papua New Guinea
1730s 0.9111 2.75 1.84 Papua New Guinea
1740s 0.9241 2.76 1.83 Papua New Guinea
1750s 0.937 2.77 1.83 Papua New Guinea
1760s 0.9499 2.78 1.83 Papua New Guinea
1770s 0.9628 2.79 1.82 Papua New Guinea
1780s 0.9758 2.8 1.82 Papua New Guinea
1790s 0.9887 2.81 1.82 Papua New Guinea
1800s 0.9821 1.67 0.6848 Papua New Guinea
1810s 1.01 1.67 0.6558 Papua New Guinea
1820s 1.04 1.67 0.629 Papua New Guinea
1830s 1.07 1.68 0.605 Papua New Guinea
1840s 1.1 1.68 0.5802 Papua New Guinea
1850s 1.13 1.7 0.5727 Papua New Guinea
1860s 1.15 1.74 0.587 Papua New Guinea
1870s 1.17 1.77 0.6014 Papua New Guinea
1880s 1.19 1.8 0.6157 Papua New Guinea
1890s 1.21 1.84 0.6299 Papua New Guinea
1900s 1.27 1.87 0.5991 Papua New Guinea
1910s 1.35 1.55 0.2004 Papua New Guinea
1920s 1.38 1.23 0.1445 Oman
1930s 1.41 1.62 0.212 Papua New Guinea
1940s 1.44 2.66 1.22 Papua New Guinea
1950s 1.57 3.81 2.24 Papua New Guinea
1960s 1.88 4.89 3.01 Papua New Guinea
1970s 2.52 6.15 3.63 Papua New Guinea
1980s 4.24 7.62 3.38 Papua New Guinea
1990s 6.66 10.12 3.47 Papua New Guinea
2000s 7.93 14.24 6.3 Papua New Guinea
2010s 12.77 19.05 6.28 Papua New Guinea
2020s 17.13 23.55 6.42 Papua New Guinea
2030s 20.93 27.49 6.56 Papua New Guinea
2040s 23.68 31.09 7.41 Papua New Guinea
2050s 26.64 34.24 7.59 Papua New Guinea
2060s 29.55 36.78 7.23 Papua New Guinea
2070s 32.28 38.71 6.44 Papua New Guinea
2080s 34.94 40.09 5.15 Papua New Guinea
2090s 37.63 40.93 3.3 Papua New Guinea
2100s 39.08 41.16 2.08 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 against 39.08 in Oman as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Oman and Papua New Guinea?
2.08, 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?
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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Indicator
Population density
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed