Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: World population growth
Namibia
0.1%
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
0.0%
in 2100
Namibia rank
63rd
Papua New Guinea rank
66th
World population growth over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
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 63rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 66th of 238 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 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Namibia |
| 1800s | -0.4% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 1.5% | 0.2% | 1.3% | Namibia |
| 1910s | 1.7% | -3.2% | 4.8% | Namibia |
| 1920s | 1.9% | -1.0% | 2.9% | Namibia |
| 1930s | 2.0% | 3.8% | 1.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 1.9% | 5.0% | 3.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 0.4% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.1% | 1.1% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 3.5% | 0.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 3.2% | 1.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Namibia |
| 2030s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Namibia |
| 2040s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Namibia |
| 2050s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Namibia |
| 2060s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 2070s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 2080s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Namibia |
| 2090s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Namibia |
| 2100s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Namibia, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, 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 world population growth?
- Namibia ranks 63rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 66th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.