Papua New Guinea vs Tuvalu: Population, female
Papua New Guinea
48.6%
in 2025
Tuvalu
48.8%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
198th
Tuvalu rank
196th
Population, female over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 48.8% against 48.6% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 198th and Tuvalu ranks 196th of 218 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.2% | 52.4% | 5.2% | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 47.1% | 53.7% | 6.6% | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 47.2% | 52.8% | 5.6% | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 51.4% | 3.9% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 50.2% | 2.2% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 48.8% | 0.7% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 48.8% | 0.3% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Papua New Guinea or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 48.8% against 48.6% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
- 0.2%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu rank globally for population, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 198th and Tuvalu ranks 196th 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.