Euro area vs Papua New Guinea: Rural population, per capita
Euro area
0.2252 units per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.8422 units per person
in 2025
Euro area rank
3rd
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
Rural population, per capita over time
- Euro area
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.8422 units per person against 0.2252 units per person in Euro area, a difference of 0.617 units per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.7 times Euro area's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 3rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 3 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.363 units per person | 0.9443 units per person | 0.5812 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.3137 units per person | 0.8766 units per person | 0.5629 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.2917 units per person | 0.8593 units per person | 0.5676 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.2754 units per person | 0.8556 units per person | 0.5801 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.2569 units per person | 0.869 units per person | 0.6122 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.2407 units per person | 0.867 units per person | 0.6263 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.2284 units per person | 0.8507 units per person | 0.6222 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Euro area or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.8422 units per person against 0.2252 units per person in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Euro area and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.617 units per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Papua New Guinea rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Euro area ranks 3rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 3 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural 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
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.