Papua New Guinea vs Somalia: Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre
Papua New Guinea
14.42 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
14.85 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
182nd
Somalia rank
181st
Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.85 units per square kilometre against 14.42 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.43 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd and Somalia ranks 181st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.69 units per square kilometre | 2.72 units per square kilometre | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1970s | 3.29 units per square kilometre | 3.59 units per square kilometre | 0.2919 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1980s | 4.23 units per square kilometre | 5.37 units per square kilometre | 1.14 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1990s | 5.73 units per square kilometre | 5.9 units per square kilometre | 0.1695 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2000s | 8.34 units per square kilometre | 8.2 units per square kilometre | 0.1409 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 11.6 units per square kilometre | 10.96 units per square kilometre | 0.6453 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 13.95 units per square kilometre | 14.13 units per square kilometre | 0.1755 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 14.85 units per square kilometre against 14.42 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, 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, total, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd and Somalia ranks 181st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 15-64, total 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.