Papua New Guinea vs Tonga: Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
4.36 % change on previous year
in 2025
Tonga
4.39 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
24th
Tonga rank
22nd
Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 4.39 % change on previous year against 4.36 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 24th and Tonga ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.15 % change on previous year | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2.42 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 7.04 % change on previous year | 3.86 % change on previous year | 3.18 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.6 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year | 0.7423 % change on previous year | Tonga |
| 1990s | 2.83 % change on previous year | 0.3821 % change on previous year | 2.44 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.23 % change on previous year | 0.4731 % change on previous year | 2.76 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.33 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | 4.24 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.91 % change on previous year | 4.64 % change on previous year | 0.2678 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 4.39 % change on previous year against 4.36 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
- 0.03 % change on previous year, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tonga rank globally for population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 24th and Tonga ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 55-59, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.