Bolivia vs Papua New Guinea: Population regions with projections

Bolivia
17.76 million
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
18.64 million
in 2100
Bolivia rank
84th
Papua New Guinea rank
83rd

Population regions with projections over time

  • Bolivia
  • Papua New Guinea
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M100015502100

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.64 million against 17.76 million in Bolivia, a difference of 879,900.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Bolivia ranks 84th and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 232 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 28 and Papua New Guinea in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1000s 600,000 890,178 290,178 Papua New Guinea
1100s 660,000 932,567 272,567 Papua New Guinea
1200s 720,000 976,975 256,975 Papua New Guinea
1300s 780,000 1.02 million 243,500 Papua New Guinea
1400s 840,000 1.07 million 232,240 Papua New Guinea
1500s 900,000 1.12 million 223,300 Papua New Guinea
1600s 800,000 1.18 million 376,780 Papua New Guinea
1700s 800,057 1.23 million 432,763 Papua New Guinea
1710s 815,296 1.24 million 421,654 Papua New Guinea
1720s 830,825 1.24 million 410,255 Papua New Guinea
1730s 846,651 1.25 million 398,579 Papua New Guinea
1740s 862,777 1.25 million 386,623 Papua New Guinea
1750s 879,211 1.25 million 374,369 Papua New Guinea
1760s 895,958 1.26 million 361,812 Papua New Guinea
1770s 913,024 1.26 million 348,956 Papua New Guinea
1780s 930,415 1.27 million 335,785 Papua New Guinea
1790s 948,137 1.27 million 322,293 Papua New Guinea
1800s 931,454 754,894 176,560 Bolivia
1810s 1.04 million 754,900 282,426 Bolivia
1820s 1.14 million 756,202 381,145 Bolivia
1830s 1.23 million 759,041 466,145 Bolivia
1840s 1.32 million 761,913 557,469 Bolivia
1850s 1.41 million 770,443 639,565 Bolivia
1860s 1.49 million 785,943 706,883 Bolivia
1870s 1.35 million 801,549 552,098 Bolivia
1880s 1.28 million 817,263 466,923 Bolivia
1890s 1.61 million 833,084 779,862 Bolivia
1900s 1.91 million 848,203 1.06 million Bolivia
1910s 2.17 million 700,377 1.47 million Bolivia
1920s 2.49 million 557,264 1.93 million Bolivia
1930s 2.79 million 733,782 2.06 million Bolivia
1940s 3.01 million 1.21 million 1.80 million Bolivia
1950s 3.34 million 1.73 million 1.61 million Bolivia
1960s 4.08 million 2.22 million 1.86 million Bolivia
1970s 5.09 million 2.78 million 2.31 million Bolivia
1980s 6.36 million 3.45 million 2.91 million Bolivia
1990s 7.80 million 4.58 million 3.21 million Bolivia
2000s 9.29 million 6.45 million 2.85 million Bolivia
2010s 10.93 million 8.63 million 2.30 million Bolivia
2020s 12.51 million 10.66 million 1.84 million Bolivia
2030s 14.10 million 12.45 million 1.65 million Bolivia
2040s 15.47 million 14.08 million 1.39 million Bolivia
2050s 16.54 million 15.50 million 1.04 million Bolivia
2060s 17.30 million 16.66 million 640,180 Bolivia
2070s 17.74 million 17.53 million 207,010 Bolivia
2080s 17.90 million 18.15 million 256,610 Papua New Guinea
2090s 17.85 million 18.54 million 686,030 Papua New Guinea
2100s 17.76 million 18.64 million 879,900 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population regions with projections, Bolivia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 18.64 million against 17.76 million in Bolivia as of 2100.
What is the difference in population regions with projections between Bolivia and Papua New Guinea?
879,900, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Papua New Guinea?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Bolivia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population regions with projections?
Bolivia ranks 84th and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population regions with projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population regions with projections
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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