Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
0.3715 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.3176 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
194th
Zambia rank
197th

Population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zambia
00.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.3715 units per square kilometre against 0.3176 units per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0539 units per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 194th and Zambia ranks 197th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.021 units per square kilometre 0.079 units per square kilometre 0.058 units per square kilometre Zambia
1970s 0.0259 units per square kilometre 0.1127 units per square kilometre 0.0868 units per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 0.0542 units per square kilometre 0.1531 units per square kilometre 0.099 units per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 0.1095 units per square kilometre 0.1798 units per square kilometre 0.0703 units per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 0.1752 units per square kilometre 0.1918 units per square kilometre 0.0167 units per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 0.2541 units per square kilometre 0.2305 units per square kilometre 0.0235 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.3447 units per square kilometre 0.2974 units per square kilometre 0.0473 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, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.3715 units per square kilometre against 0.3176 units per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
0.0539 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 194th and Zambia ranks 197th 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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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, 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 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.