Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Urban population, per square kilometre
Australia
3.03 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.45 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
209th
Papua New Guinea rank
208th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.45 units per square kilometre against 3.03 units per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.42 units per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 209th and Papua New Guinea ranks 208th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 units per square kilometre | 0.2919 units per square kilometre | 0.9404 units per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.53 units per square kilometre | 0.7622 units per square kilometre | 0.7648 units per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.75 units per square kilometre | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 0.6733 units per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.99 units per square kilometre | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 0.5362 units per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.25 units per square kilometre | 1.86 units per square kilometre | 0.3855 units per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.67 units per square kilometre | 2.54 units per square kilometre | 0.1342 units per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.95 units per square kilometre | 3.26 units per square kilometre | 0.3074 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.45 units per square kilometre against 3.03 units per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.42 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 209th and Papua New Guinea ranks 208th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.