Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita
Botswana
0.0181 units per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.0183 units per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
162nd
Papua New Guinea rank
161st
Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita over time
- Botswana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0183 units per person against 0.0181 units per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 162nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 161st of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.015 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0086 units per person | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.0134 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.0125 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.0138 units per person | 0.0128 units per person | 0.001 units per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.0142 units per person | 0.0138 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.015 units per person | 0.0152 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0174 units per person | 0.0172 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, male, per capita, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0183 units per person against 0.0181 units per person in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, male, per capita between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0002 units per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population ages 65 and above, male, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 162nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 161st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita. 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, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.