Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Population growth rate
Namibia
0.091
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
0.048
in 2100
Namibia rank
64th
Papua New Guinea rank
67th
Population growth rate over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.091 against 0.048 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.043.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.9 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 64th and Papua New Guinea ranks 67th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 16 and Papua New Guinea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0715 | 0.0465 | 0.0249 | Namibia |
| 1800s | -0.4412 | 0.0167 | 0.4579 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 1.53 | 0.1889 | 1.34 | Namibia |
| 1910s | 1.65 | -3.18 | 4.83 | Namibia |
| 1920s | 1.92 | -0.9682 | 2.89 | Namibia |
| 1930s | 2.02 | 3.75 | 1.73 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 1.93 | 5 | 3.07 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 1.35 | 2.54 | 1.18 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 2.43 | 2.29 | 0.1308 | Namibia |
| 1970s | 2.67 | 2.25 | 0.419 | Namibia |
| 1980s | 3.22 | 2.14 | 1.08 | Namibia |
| 1990s | 2.9 | 3.49 | 0.5857 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.52 | 3.23 | 1.71 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 2.56 | 0.0624 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.23 | 1.76 | 0.4756 | Namibia |
| 2030s | 1.58 | 1.38 | 0.2005 | Namibia |
| 2040s | 1.31 | 1.1 | 0.2127 | Namibia |
| 2050s | 1.03 | 0.8339 | 0.1926 | Namibia |
| 2060s | 0.7297 | 0.6107 | 0.119 | Namibia |
| 2070s | 0.5034 | 0.421 | 0.0824 | Namibia |
| 2080s | 0.3273 | 0.2791 | 0.0482 | Namibia |
| 2090s | 0.1458 | 0.1351 | 0.0107 | Namibia |
| 2100s | 0.091 | 0.048 | 0.043 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Namibia, at 0.091 against 0.048 in Papua New Guinea as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.043, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population growth rate?
- Namibia ranks 64th and Papua New Guinea ranks 67th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.