Greece vs Papua New Guinea: Population (Our World)
Greece
10.24 million
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
10.39 million
in 2023
Greece rank
96th
Papua New Guinea rank
94th
Population (Our World) over time
- Greece
- Papua New Guinea
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 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 96th and Papua New Guinea ranks 94th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 38 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.00 million | 890,178 | 109,822 | Greece |
| 1100s | 1.08 million | 932,567 | 147,433 | Greece |
| 1200s | 1.17 million | 976,975 | 193,025 | Greece |
| 1300s | 1.25 million | 1.02 million | 226,500 | Greece |
| 1400s | 900,000 | 1.07 million | 172,240 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1500s | 1.00 million | 1.12 million | 123,300 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1600s | 1.50 million | 1.18 million | 323,220 | Greece |
| 1700s | 1.50 million | 1.23 million | 267,180 | Greece |
| 1710s | 1.57 million | 1.24 million | 330,720 | Greece |
| 1720s | 1.64 million | 1.24 million | 394,250 | Greece |
| 1730s | 1.70 million | 1.25 million | 457,770 | Greece |
| 1740s | 1.77 million | 1.25 million | 521,270 | Greece |
| 1750s | 1.84 million | 1.25 million | 584,750 | Greece |
| 1760s | 1.91 million | 1.26 million | 648,230 | Greece |
| 1770s | 1.97 million | 1.26 million | 711,690 | Greece |
| 1780s | 2.04 million | 1.27 million | 775,130 | Greece |
| 1790s | 2.11 million | 1.27 million | 838,570 | Greece |
| 1800s | 2.26 million | 754,894 | 1.51 million | Greece |
| 1810s | 2.30 million | 754,900 | 1.54 million | Greece |
| 1820s | 2.41 million | 756,202 | 1.66 million | Greece |
| 1830s | 2.64 million | 759,041 | 1.88 million | Greece |
| 1840s | 2.90 million | 761,913 | 2.13 million | Greece |
| 1850s | 3.18 million | 770,443 | 2.41 million | Greece |
| 1860s | 3.49 million | 785,943 | 2.70 million | Greece |
| 1870s | 3.84 million | 801,549 | 3.04 million | Greece |
| 1880s | 4.26 million | 817,263 | 3.45 million | Greece |
| 1890s | 4.73 million | 833,084 | 3.89 million | Greece |
| 1900s | 5.16 million | 848,203 | 4.31 million | Greece |
| 1910s | 5.54 million | 700,377 | 4.84 million | Greece |
| 1920s | 6.05 million | 557,264 | 5.49 million | Greece |
| 1930s | 6.83 million | 733,782 | 6.09 million | Greece |
| 1940s | 7.48 million | 1.21 million | 6.27 million | Greece |
| 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, 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 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?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population?
- Greece ranks 96th and Papua New Guinea ranks 94th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.