Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita
Lesotho
0.341 units per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.3315 units per person
in 2025
Lesotho rank
54th
Papua New Guinea rank
56th
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.341 units per person against 0.3315 units per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0095 units per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 54th and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4486 units per person | 0.4451 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.4217 units per person | 0.4535 units per person | 0.0318 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.4261 units per person | 0.4277 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.4193 units per person | 0.4114 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.3777 units per person | 0.3889 units per person | 0.0112 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.3648 units per person | 0.363 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.3505 units per person | 0.3394 units per person | 0.0111 units per person | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, per capita, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
- Lesotho, at 0.341 units per person against 0.3315 units per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total, per capita between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0095 units per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 54th and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.