Marshall Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Population, male
Marshall Islands
51.2%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
51.4%
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
24th
Papua New Guinea rank
21st
Population, male over time
- Marshall Islands
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 51.4% against 51.2% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 24th 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 | Marshall Islands | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.5% | 52.8% | 1.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 52.0% | 52.9% | 0.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 51.3% | 52.8% | 1.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 52.4% | 1.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 52.0% | 0.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 51.8% | 0.6% | 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, Marshall Islands or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 51.4% against 51.2% in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Papua New Guinea 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, male?
- Marshall Islands ranks 24th 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.