Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Population density
Population density over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 25.87 people per sq. km of land area against 22.94 people per sq. km of land area in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.93 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd and Sweden ranks 180th of 216 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.95 people per sq. km of land area | 19 people per sq. km of land area | 14.05 people per sq. km of land area | Sweden |
| 1970s | 6.15 people per sq. km of land area | 20.08 people per sq. km of land area | 13.93 people per sq. km of land area | Sweden |
| 1980s | 7.62 people per sq. km of land area | 20.54 people per sq. km of land area | 12.92 people per sq. km of land area | Sweden |
| 1990s | 10.12 people per sq. km of land area | 21.5 people per sq. km of land area | 11.37 people per sq. km of land area | Sweden |
| 2000s | 14.24 people per sq. km of land area | 22.2 people per sq. km of land area | 7.96 people per sq. km of land area | Sweden |
| 2010s | 19.05 people per sq. km of land area | 24.03 people per sq. km of land area | 4.98 people per sq. km of land area | Sweden |
| 2020s | 22.31 people per sq. km of land area | 25.65 people per sq. km of land area | 3.34 people per sq. km of land area | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 25.87 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 Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 2.93 people per sq. km of land area, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for population density?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd and Sweden ranks 180th 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.