New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: Population density
Population density over time
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 22.94 people per sq. km of land area against 19.75 people per sq. km of land area in New Zealand, a difference of 3.19 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 185th and Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.95 people per sq. km of land area | 4.95 people per sq. km of land area | 5 people per sq. km of land area | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 11.43 people per sq. km of land area | 6.15 people per sq. km of land area | 5.28 people per sq. km of land area | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 12.22 people per sq. km of land area | 7.62 people per sq. km of land area | 4.6 people per sq. km of land area | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 13.82 people per sq. km of land area | 10.12 people per sq. km of land area | 3.69 people per sq. km of land area | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 15.54 people per sq. km of land area | 14.24 people per sq. km of land area | 1.3 people per sq. km of land area | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 17.51 people per sq. km of land area | 19.05 people per sq. km of land area | 1.54 people per sq. km of land area | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 19.41 people per sq. km of land area | 22.31 people per sq. km of land area | 2.91 people per sq. km of land area | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 22.94 people per sq. km of land area against 19.75 people per sq. km of land area in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 3.19 people per sq. km of land area, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population density?
- New Zealand ranks 185th 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.