North America vs Papua New Guinea: Population, male, per capita

North America
0.5018 units per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.5138 units per person
in 2025
North America rank
21st
Papua New Guinea rank
21st

Population, male, per capita over time

  • North America
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.5138 units per person against 0.5018 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.012 units per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 44 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4902 units per person 0.5285 units per person 0.0383 units per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.4877 units per person 0.5291 units per person 0.0414 units per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.4894 units per person 0.5285 units per person 0.0391 units per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.4938 units per person 0.5243 units per person 0.0305 units per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.4975 units per person 0.5203 units per person 0.0228 units per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.5004 units per person 0.5185 units per person 0.0181 units per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.502 units per person 0.515 units per person 0.013 units per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, per capita, North America or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.5138 units per person against 0.5018 units per person in North America as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male, per capita between North America and Papua New Guinea?
0.012 units per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Papua New Guinea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do North America and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population, male, per capita?
North America ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, male, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, male, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.