Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre
Australia
0.3213 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.3715 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
196th
Papua New Guinea rank
194th
Population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.3715 units per square kilometre against 0.3213 units per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0502 units per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 196th and Papua New Guinea ranks 194th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0728 units per square kilometre | 0.021 units per square kilometre | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.0903 units per square kilometre | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | 0.0645 units per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.1209 units per square kilometre | 0.0542 units per square kilometre | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.1552 units per square kilometre | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | 0.0457 units per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.1858 units per square kilometre | 0.1752 units per square kilometre | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.2433 units per square kilometre | 0.2541 units per square kilometre | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.3042 units per square kilometre | 0.3447 units per square kilometre | 0.0405 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.3715 units per square kilometre against 0.3213 units per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0502 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 196th and Papua New Guinea ranks 194th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, female, 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 65 and above, 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.