Iceland vs Papua New Guinea: Population, male
Iceland
51.2%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
51.4%
in 2025
Iceland rank
22nd
Papua New Guinea rank
21st
Population, male over time
- Iceland
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 51.4% against 51.2% in Iceland, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 22nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.6% | 52.8% | 2.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 50.5% | 52.9% | 2.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 50.3% | 52.8% | 2.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 52.4% | 2.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 52.0% | 1.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 51.8% | 1.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 51.5% | 0.3% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Iceland or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 51.4% against 51.2% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Iceland and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population, male?
- Iceland ranks 22nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% 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
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.