Marshall Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Share of the population that is female
Marshall Islands
48.8%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
48.6%
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
192nd
Papua New Guinea rank
195th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Marshall Islands
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 48.8% against 48.6% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 192nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 195th of 215 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.5% | 47.2% | 1.3% | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 48.0% | 47.1% | 0.9% | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 48.7% | 47.2% | 1.6% | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 47.6% | 1.2% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 48.0% | 0.8% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 48.2% | 0.6% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.5% | 0.3% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Marshall Islands or Papua New Guinea?
- Marshall Islands, at 48.8% against 48.6% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Marshall Islands ranks 192nd 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.