Marshall Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Population, female
Marshall Islands
48.8%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
48.6%
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
195th
Papua New Guinea rank
198th
Population, female over time
- Marshall Islands
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 48.8% against 48.6% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 195th and Papua New Guinea ranks 198th of 218 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.5% | 47.2% | 1.3% | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 48.0% | 47.1% | 0.9% | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 48.7% | 47.2% | 1.6% | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 47.6% | 1.2% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 48.0% | 0.8% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 48.2% | 0.6% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.5% | 0.3% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Marshall Islands or Papua New Guinea?
- Marshall Islands, at 48.8% against 48.6% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population, female?
- Marshall Islands ranks 195th 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.