Brazil vs Papua New Guinea: Population density
Population density over time
- Brazil
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 25.26 people per sq. km of land area against 22.94 people per sq. km of land area in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.32 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd of 216 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.03 people per sq. km of land area | 4.95 people per sq. km of land area | 5.08 people per sq. km of land area | Brazil |
| 1970s | 12.75 people per sq. km of land area | 6.15 people per sq. km of land area | 6.6 people per sq. km of land area | Brazil |
| 1980s | 16.03 people per sq. km of land area | 7.62 people per sq. km of land area | 8.41 people per sq. km of land area | Brazil |
| 1990s | 19.2 people per sq. km of land area | 10.12 people per sq. km of land area | 9.07 people per sq. km of land area | Brazil |
| 2000s | 21.95 people per sq. km of land area | 14.24 people per sq. km of land area | 7.71 people per sq. km of land area | Brazil |
| 2010s | 24.02 people per sq. km of land area | 19.05 people per sq. km of land area | 4.97 people per sq. km of land area | Brazil |
| 2020s | 25.12 people per sq. km of land area | 22.31 people per sq. km of land area | 2.8 people per sq. km of land area | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Brazil or Papua New Guinea?
- Brazil, at 25.26 people per sq. km of land area against 22.94 people per sq. km of land area in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.32 people per sq. km of land area, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population density?
- Brazil ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.