Which has higher number of deaths, Finland or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 67,700 deaths against 59,984 deaths in Finland as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Finland and Papua New Guinea?

7,716 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Papua New Guinea?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Papua New Guinea: Number of deaths

Finland

59,984 deaths

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

67,700 deaths

in 2023

Finland rank

100th

Papua New Guinea rank

99th

Number of deaths over time

Finland
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 67,700 deaths against 59,984 deaths in Finland, a difference of 7,716 deaths.

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

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

Finland ranks 100th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	39,601 deaths	34,168 deaths	5,434 deaths	Finland
1960s	42,951 deaths	33,003 deaths	9,947 deaths	Finland
1970s	44,126 deaths	30,265 deaths	13,861 deaths	Finland
1980s	46,360 deaths	30,623 deaths	15,737 deaths	Finland
1990s	49,391 deaths	37,160 deaths	12,231 deaths	Finland
2000s	48,762 deaths	49,452 deaths	690 deaths	Papua New Guinea
2010s	52,517 deaths	59,336 deaths	6,818 deaths	Papua New Guinea
2020s	58,996 deaths	69,228 deaths	10,232 deaths	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Finland or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 67,700 deaths against 59,984 deaths in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Finland and Papua New Guinea?: 7,716 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Papua New Guinea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of deaths?: Finland ranks 100th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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