Papua New Guinea vs Upper middle income: Rural population, annual growth rate
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.31 % change on previous year against -0.9329 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.24 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd and Upper middle income ranks 41st of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | 0.4253 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 1.82 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | 0.237 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.89 % change on previous year | 0.7215 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 3.73 % change on previous year | 0.0531 % change on previous year | 3.68 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.34 % change on previous year | -1.05 % change on previous year | 4.39 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.53 % change on previous year | -1.61 % change on previous year | 4.14 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.54 % change on previous year | -1.1 % change on previous year | 2.64 % 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, Papua New Guinea or Upper middle income?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.31 % change on previous year against -0.9329 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income?
- 2.24 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd and Upper middle income ranks 41st 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.