North America vs Papua New Guinea: Population, male
North America
50.2%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
51.4%
in 2025
North America rank
22nd
Papua New Guinea rank
21st
Population, male over time
- North America
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 51.4% against 50.2% in North America, a difference of 1.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 22nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 47 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 | 49.0% | 52.8% | 3.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 48.8% | 52.9% | 4.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 48.9% | 52.8% | 3.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 49.4% | 52.4% | 3.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 52.0% | 2.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 51.8% | 1.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 51.5% | 1.3% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, North America or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 51.4% against 50.2% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between North America and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.2%, 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?
- North America ranks 22nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 47 groups.
- 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.