Malta vs Papua New Guinea: Rural population, annual growth rate
Malta
1.3 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.31 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malta rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Malta
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.31 % change on previous year against 1.3 % change on previous year in Malta, a difference of 0.01 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Malta ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 208 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0556 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.1075 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0134 % change on previous year | 1.89 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | -2.13 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year | 5.86 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -0.8817 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | 4.23 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.5586 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | -0.2669 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | 1.81 % 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, Malta or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.31 % change on previous year against 1.3 % change on previous year in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Malta and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.01 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Papua New Guinea rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Malta ranks 43rd 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.