Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre
Papua New Guinea
14.42 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
15.03 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
182nd
Vanuatu rank
179th
Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 15.03 units per square kilometre against 14.42 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.61 units per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd and Vanuatu ranks 179th of 215 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.69 units per square kilometre | 3.14 units per square kilometre | 0.4595 units per square kilometre | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 3.29 units per square kilometre | 4.2 units per square kilometre | 0.908 units per square kilometre | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 4.23 units per square kilometre | 5.48 units per square kilometre | 1.25 units per square kilometre | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 5.73 units per square kilometre | 7.11 units per square kilometre | 1.38 units per square kilometre | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 8.34 units per square kilometre | 9.7 units per square kilometre | 1.37 units per square kilometre | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 11.6 units per square kilometre | 12.51 units per square kilometre | 0.9093 units per square kilometre | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 13.95 units per square kilometre | 14.48 units per square kilometre | 0.5255 units per square kilometre | Vanuatu |
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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 15.03 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 Vanuatu?
- 0.61 units per square kilometre, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd and Vanuatu ranks 179th 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.