Papua New Guinea vs Somalia: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
0.7682 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.7505 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
191st
Somalia rank
192nd

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.7682 units per square kilometre against 0.7505 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0177 units per square kilometre.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 191st and Somalia ranks 192nd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0527 units per square kilometre 0.1726 units per square kilometre 0.12 units per square kilometre Somalia
1970s 0.0687 units per square kilometre 0.2309 units per square kilometre 0.1622 units per square kilometre Somalia
1980s 0.1314 units per square kilometre 0.3378 units per square kilometre 0.2064 units per square kilometre Somalia
1990s 0.2398 units per square kilometre 0.3239 units per square kilometre 0.0841 units per square kilometre Somalia
2000s 0.3727 units per square kilometre 0.4205 units per square kilometre 0.0478 units per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 0.5445 units per square kilometre 0.5319 units per square kilometre 0.0126 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.7188 units per square kilometre 0.7109 units per square kilometre 0.0078 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, total, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Somalia?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.7682 units per square kilometre against 0.7505 units per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
0.0177 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Somalia rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 191st and Somalia ranks 192nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, 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, total, 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, 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.