Papua New Guinea vs Somalia: Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
0.0152 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.0156 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
157th
Somalia rank
156th

Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Somalia
0.0050.0070.010.0130.015199020062023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0156 units per square kilometre against 0.0152 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0004 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 157th and Somalia ranks 156th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.006 units per square kilometre 0.0062 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre Somalia
2000s 0.0087 units per square kilometre 0.0086 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0121 units per square kilometre 0.0115 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0147 units per square kilometre 0.0148 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0156 units per square kilometre against 0.0152 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
0.0004 units per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Somalia rank globally for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 157th and Somalia ranks 156th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,278 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Population (UN estimates and projections) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.