Greece vs Papua New Guinea: Population with un projections

Greece
10.24 million
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
10.39 million
in 2023
Greece rank
95th
Papua New Guinea rank
93rd

Population with un projections over time

  • Greece
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.39 million against 10.24 million in Greece, a difference of 146,700.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 95th and Papua New Guinea ranks 93rd of 236 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 7.96 million 1.73 million 6.23 million Greece
1960s 8.55 million 2.22 million 6.34 million Greece
1970s 9.06 million 2.78 million 6.27 million Greece
1980s 9.98 million 3.45 million 6.53 million Greece
1990s 10.49 million 4.58 million 5.91 million Greece
2000s 10.96 million 6.45 million 4.51 million Greece
2010s 10.89 million 8.63 million 2.27 million Greece
2020s 10.48 million 10.11 million 378,240 Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population with un projections, Greece or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 10.39 million against 10.24 million in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in population with un projections between Greece and Papua New Guinea?
146,700, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greece and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population with un projections?
Greece ranks 95th and Papua New Guinea ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population with un projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population with un projections
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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