Papua New Guinea vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Population density

Papua New Guinea
41.16
in 2100
Turks and Caicos Islands
40.72
in 2100
Papua New Guinea rank
174th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
175th

Population density over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
0204060100015502100

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 41.16 against 40.72 in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0.44.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1100 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 174th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 175th of 228 countries.

Across the 47 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 32 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Turks and Caicos Islands Difference Ahead
1100s 2.06 0.0011 2.06 Papua New Guinea
1200s 2.16 0.0021 2.16 Papua New Guinea
1300s 2.26 0.0042 2.26 Papua New Guinea
1400s 2.37 0.0095 2.36 Papua New Guinea
1500s 2.48 0.02 2.46 Papua New Guinea
1600s 2.6 0.0411 2.56 Papua New Guinea
1700s 2.72 0.0832 2.64 Papua New Guinea
1710s 2.73 0.0895 2.64 Papua New Guinea
1720s 2.74 0.0968 2.64 Papua New Guinea
1730s 2.75 0.1053 2.64 Papua New Guinea
1740s 2.76 0.1137 2.65 Papua New Guinea
1750s 2.77 0.1232 2.64 Papua New Guinea
1760s 2.78 0.1337 2.64 Papua New Guinea
1770s 2.79 0.1442 2.64 Papua New Guinea
1780s 2.8 0.1568 2.64 Papua New Guinea
1790s 2.81 0.1695 2.64 Papua New Guinea
1800s 1.67 0.1832 1.48 Papua New Guinea
1810s 1.67 0.1979 1.47 Papua New Guinea
1820s 1.67 0.2053 1.46 Papua New Guinea
1830s 1.67 0.2116 1.46 Papua New Guinea
1840s 1.68 0.2189 1.46 Papua New Guinea
1850s 1.69 0.2263 1.46 Papua New Guinea
1860s 1.72 0.2337 1.49 Papua New Guinea
1870s 1.75 0.2421 1.51 Papua New Guinea
1880s 1.79 0.2505 1.54 Papua New Guinea
1890s 1.82 0.2589 1.56 Papua New Guinea
1900s 1.86 0.2674 1.59 Papua New Guinea
1910s 1.84 0.2768 1.56 Papua New Guinea
1920s 1.22 0.3463 0.8782 Papua New Guinea
1930s 1.31 0.4326 0.876 Papua New Guinea
1940s 2.11 0.5411 1.56 Papua New Guinea
1950s 3.81 5.48 1.67 Turks and Caicos Islands
1960s 4.89 5.97 1.07 Turks and Caicos Islands
1970s 6.15 6.77 0.6174 Turks and Caicos Islands
1980s 7.62 9.85 2.23 Turks and Caicos Islands
1990s 10.12 15.54 5.42 Turks and Caicos Islands
2000s 14.24 24.75 10.51 Turks and Caicos Islands
2010s 19.05 38.02 18.97 Turks and Caicos Islands
2020s 23.55 49.01 25.46 Turks and Caicos Islands
2030s 27.49 51.96 24.47 Turks and Caicos Islands
2040s 31.09 53.52 22.43 Turks and Caicos Islands
2050s 34.24 53.18 18.95 Turks and Caicos Islands
2060s 36.78 50.97 14.19 Turks and Caicos Islands
2070s 38.71 48.01 9.3 Turks and Caicos Islands
2080s 40.09 44.94 4.85 Turks and Caicos Islands
2090s 40.93 42.17 1.24 Turks and Caicos Islands
2100s 41.16 40.72 0.4386 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Papua New Guinea or Turks and Caicos Islands?
Papua New Guinea, at 41.16 against 40.72 in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Papua New Guinea and Turks and Caicos Islands?
0.44, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Turks and Caicos Islands?
182 years are reported by both, from 1100 to 2100.
How do Papua New Guinea and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for population density?
Papua New Guinea ranks 174th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 175th of 228 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