Egypt vs Papua New Guinea: Rural population, annual growth rate
Egypt
1.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.31 % change on previous year
in 2025
Egypt rank
41st
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Egypt
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.38 % change on previous year against 1.31 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.07 % change on previous year.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Egypt ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.74 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year | 0.1177 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2.1 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | 0.2764 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2.87 % change on previous year | 1.89 % change on previous year | 0.9829 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2.54 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.99 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | 0.3628 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.48 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | 0.0548 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Egypt or Papua New Guinea?
- Egypt, at 1.38 % change on previous year against 1.31 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Egypt and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.07 % change on previous year, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Papua New Guinea rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Egypt ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.