Faroe Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Population, female
Faroe Islands
48.4%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
48.6%
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
201st
Papua New Guinea rank
198th
Population, female over time
- Faroe Islands
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 48.6% against 48.4% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 201st and Papua New Guinea ranks 198th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.9% | 47.2% | 0.7% | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 47.8% | 47.1% | 0.7% | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 47.2% | 0.7% | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 48.2% | 47.6% | 0.6% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 48.0% | 0.2% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 48.2% | 0.3% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 48.5% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Faroe Islands or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 48.6% against 48.4% in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Faroe Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population, female?
- Faroe Islands ranks 201st and Papua New Guinea ranks 198th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.