Papua New Guinea vs Tonga: Birth rate vs death rate

Papua New Guinea
24.58
in 2023
Tonga
23.12
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
56th
Tonga rank
59th

Birth rate vs death rate over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 24.58 against 23.12 in Tonga, a difference of 1.46.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 56th and Tonga ranks 59th of 229 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tonga Difference Ahead
1950s 46.41 44.26 2.14 Papua New Guinea
1960s 44.65 42.11 2.54 Papua New Guinea
1970s 41.49 36.53 4.95 Papua New Guinea
1980s 37.62 34.87 2.74 Papua New Guinea
1990s 35.37 31.55 3.81 Papua New Guinea
2000s 32.92 29.39 3.53 Papua New Guinea
2010s 28.61 25.98 2.63 Papua New Guinea
2020s 25.35 23.4 1.95 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate vs death rate, Papua New Guinea or Tonga?
Papua New Guinea, at 24.58 against 23.12 in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs death rate between Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
1.46, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tonga rank globally for birth rate vs death rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 56th and Tonga ranks 59th 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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About this data

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