Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Birth rate vs death rate

Papua New Guinea
24.58
in 2023
Samoa
25.4
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
56th
Samoa rank
53rd

Birth rate vs death rate over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
0204060195019862023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 25.4 against 24.58 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.82.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 56th and Samoa ranks 53rd of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Samoa Difference Ahead
1950s 46.41 52.7 6.29 Samoa
1960s 44.65 46.94 2.3 Samoa
1970s 41.49 37.52 3.97 Papua New Guinea
1980s 37.62 35.5 2.12 Papua New Guinea
1990s 35.37 33.63 1.74 Papua New Guinea
2000s 32.92 30.19 2.73 Papua New Guinea
2010s 28.61 29.71 1.1 Samoa
2020s 25.35 26.46 1.11 Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate vs death rate, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
Samoa, at 25.4 against 24.58 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs death rate between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
0.82, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for birth rate vs death rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 56th and Samoa ranks 53rd of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate vs death rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed