Papua New Guinea vs Upper middle income: Population, male
Papua New Guinea
51.4%
in 2025
Upper middle income
50.2%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
21st
Upper middle income rank
24th
Population, male over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 51.4% against 50.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 24th of 218 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 | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.8% | 50.4% | 2.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 52.9% | 50.3% | 2.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 52.8% | 50.3% | 2.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 52.4% | 50.3% | 2.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 50.3% | 1.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 50.3% | 1.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 50.2% | 1.3% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Papua New Guinea or Upper middle income?
- Papua New Guinea, at 51.4% against 50.2% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income?
- 1.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income rank globally for population, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 24th 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.