Papua New Guinea vs Switzerland: Population growth rate

Papua New Guinea
0.048
in 2100
Switzerland
0.046
in 2100
Papua New Guinea rank
65th
Switzerland rank
67th

Population growth rate over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Switzerland
-4-2024170019002100

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.048 against 0.046 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Switzerland ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 65th and Switzerland ranks 67th of 232 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 18 and Switzerland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Switzerland Difference Ahead
1700s 0.0465 0.2233 0.1768 Switzerland
1800s 0.0167 0.4567 0.44 Switzerland
1900s 0.1889 1.2 1.01 Switzerland
1910s -3.18 0.6272 3.8 Switzerland
1920s -0.9682 0.4193 1.39 Switzerland
1930s 3.75 0.4277 3.32 Papua New Guinea
1940s 5 0.8634 4.13 Papua New Guinea
1950s 2.54 1.26 1.28 Papua New Guinea
1960s 2.29 1.53 0.7689 Papua New Guinea
1970s 2.25 0.2169 2.03 Papua New Guinea
1980s 2.14 0.5716 1.57 Papua New Guinea
1990s 3.49 0.7079 2.78 Papua New Guinea
2000s 3.23 0.8235 2.41 Papua New Guinea
2010s 2.56 1.01 1.55 Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.76 0.5751 1.18 Papua New Guinea
2030s 1.38 0.1661 1.21 Papua New Guinea
2040s 1.1 0.0763 1.02 Papua New Guinea
2050s 0.8339 -0.0537 0.8876 Papua New Guinea
2060s 0.6107 -0.107 0.7177 Papua New Guinea
2070s 0.421 -0.0869 0.5079 Papua New Guinea
2080s 0.2791 -0.0374 0.3165 Papua New Guinea
2090s 0.1351 0.0491 0.086 Papua New Guinea
2100s 0.048 0.046 0.002 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Switzerland?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.048 against 0.046 in Switzerland as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
0.002, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do Papua New Guinea and Switzerland rank globally for population growth rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 65th and Switzerland ranks 67th of 232 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.

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Indicator
Population growth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
Last refreshed