Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Population, annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
1.8 % change on previous year
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.8 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
59th
Zimbabwe rank
60th
Population, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.8 % change on previous year against 1.8 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 59th and Zimbabwe ranks 60th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.29 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year | 0.9064 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 2.29 % change on previous year | 2.77 % change on previous year | 0.4866 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 2.15 % change on previous year | 4.03 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 3.49 % change on previous year | 1.8 % change on previous year | 1.69 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.31 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2.21 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.64 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.94 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | 0.2127 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Zimbabwe?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.8 % change on previous year against 1.8 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 0 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for population, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 59th and Zimbabwe ranks 60th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.