Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65
Namibia
73.0%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
72.2%
in 2024
Namibia rank
173rd
Papua New Guinea rank
176th
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 73.0% against 72.2% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 173rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 176th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.6% | 44.7% | 4.9% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 58.6% | 53.8% | 4.8% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 64.3% | 60.2% | 4.1% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 52.6% | 62.7% | 10.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 63.8% | 24.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 69.1% | 14.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 70.7% | 3.7% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women expected to survive to the age of 65, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Namibia, at 73.0% against 72.2% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.8%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Namibia ranks 173rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 176th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.