Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: Population density
Population density over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 26.28 people per sq. km of land area against 22.94 people per sq. km of land area in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3.34 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd and Vanuatu ranks 179th of 216 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.95 people per sq. km of land area | 6.12 people per sq. km of land area | 1.18 people per sq. km of land area | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 6.15 people per sq. km of land area | 8.13 people per sq. km of land area | 1.99 people per sq. km of land area | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 7.62 people per sq. km of land area | 10.6 people per sq. km of land area | 2.98 people per sq. km of land area | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 10.12 people per sq. km of land area | 13.55 people per sq. km of land area | 3.42 people per sq. km of land area | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 14.24 people per sq. km of land area | 17.12 people per sq. km of land area | 2.88 people per sq. km of land area | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 19.05 people per sq. km of land area | 21.65 people per sq. km of land area | 2.6 people per sq. km of land area | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 22.31 people per sq. km of land area | 25.39 people per sq. km of land area | 3.08 people per sq. km of land area | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 26.28 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 Vanuatu?
- 3.34 people per sq. km of land area, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for population density?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd and Vanuatu ranks 179th 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.