Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Gambia
1.83 million people
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.70 million people
in 2025
Gambia rank
138th
Papua New Guinea rank
140th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Gambia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.83 million people against 1.70 million people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 135,690 people.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 138th and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34,606 people | 38,950 people | 4,344 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 44,547 people | 125,873 people | 81,325 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 114,151 people | 345,176 people | 231,025 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 271,284 people | 487,222 people | 215,938 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 494,721 people | 658,796 people | 164,075 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 856,668 people | 843,997 people | 12,671 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 1.29 million people | 1.15 million people | 145,176 people | Gambia |
| 2020s | 1.70 million people | 1.54 million people | 157,913 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
- Gambia, at 1.83 million people against 1.70 million people in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 135,690 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Gambia ranks 138th and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.