Faroe Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Share of the population that is female
Faroe Islands
48.4%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
48.6%
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
198th
Papua New Guinea rank
195th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Faroe Islands
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 48.6% against 48.4% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 198th and Papua New Guinea ranks 195th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.9% | 47.2% | 0.7% | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 47.8% | 47.1% | 0.7% | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 47.2% | 0.7% | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 48.2% | 47.6% | 0.6% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 48.0% | 0.2% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 48.2% | 0.3% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 48.5% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Faroe Islands or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 48.6% against 48.4% in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Faroe Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Faroe Islands ranks 198th and Papua New Guinea ranks 195th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.