Papua New Guinea vs Somalia: Population ages 15-64, female, per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
7.03 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
7.46 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
181st
Somalia rank
180th

Population ages 15-64, female, per square kilometre over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Somalia
2468196119922023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 7.46 units per square kilometre against 7.03 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.43 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 181st and Somalia ranks 180th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.27 units per square kilometre 1.37 units per square kilometre 0.1012 units per square kilometre Somalia
1970s 1.56 units per square kilometre 1.8 units per square kilometre 0.2407 units per square kilometre Somalia
1980s 2 units per square kilometre 2.7 units per square kilometre 0.7026 units per square kilometre Somalia
1990s 2.74 units per square kilometre 2.99 units per square kilometre 0.2554 units per square kilometre Somalia
2000s 4.03 units per square kilometre 4.14 units per square kilometre 0.105 units per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 5.63 units per square kilometre 5.51 units per square kilometre 0.1183 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 6.8 units per square kilometre 7.09 units per square kilometre 0.2961 units per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-64, female, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Somalia?
Somalia, at 7.46 units per square kilometre against 7.03 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 15-64, female, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
0.43 units per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Somalia rank globally for population ages 15-64, female, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 181st and Somalia ranks 180th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 15-64, female, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population ages 15-64, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.