Niger vs Papua New Guinea: Urban population, per capita
Niger
0.1837 units per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.1578 units per person
in 2025
Niger rank
214th
Papua New Guinea rank
217th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Niger
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.1837 units per person against 0.1578 units per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0259 units per person.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 214th and Papua New Guinea ranks 217th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.068 units per person | 0.0557 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.1151 units per person | 0.1234 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.1465 units per person | 0.1407 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.1575 units per person | 0.1444 units per person | 0.013 units per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.1625 units per person | 0.131 units per person | 0.0316 units per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.1638 units per person | 0.133 units per person | 0.0308 units per person | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.1765 units per person | 0.1493 units per person | 0.0272 units per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
- Niger, at 0.1837 units per person against 0.1578 units per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Niger and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0259 units per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Niger ranks 214th and Papua New Guinea ranks 217th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.