India vs Papua New Guinea: Population, female
India
48.4%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
48.6%
in 2025
India rank
200th
Papua New Guinea rank
198th
Population, female over time
- India
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 48.6% against 48.4% in India, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.
India ranks 200th and Papua New Guinea ranks 198th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.4% | 47.2% | 1.2% | India |
| 1970s | 48.3% | 47.1% | 1.3% | India |
| 1980s | 48.3% | 47.2% | 1.1% | India |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 47.6% | 0.7% | India |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 48.0% | 0.3% | India |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 48.2% | 0.2% | India |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 48.5% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, India or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 48.6% against 48.4% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between India and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do India and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population, female?
- India ranks 200th 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.