Papua New Guinea vs World: Population, male, per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.5138 units per person
in 2025
World
0.5027 units per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
21st
World rank
1st
Population, male, per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- World
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.5138 units per person against 0.5027 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0111 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 21st and World ranks 1st of 216 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5285 units per person | 0.4994 units per person | 0.0291 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.5291 units per person | 0.5004 units per person | 0.0287 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.5285 units per person | 0.5014 units per person | 0.0271 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.5243 units per person | 0.5024 units per person | 0.0219 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.5203 units per person | 0.5029 units per person | 0.0174 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.5185 units per person | 0.5034 units per person | 0.0151 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.515 units per person | 0.503 units per person | 0.0121 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, Papua New Guinea or World?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.5138 units per person against 0.5027 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male, per capita between Papua New Guinea and World?
- 0.0111 units per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and World rank globally for population, male, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 21st and World ranks 1st of 216 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.