European Union vs Papua New Guinea: Rural population, per capita
European Union
0.2483 units per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.8422 units per person
in 2025
European Union rank
2nd
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
Rural population, per capita over time
- European Union
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.8422 units per person against 0.2483 units per person in European Union, a difference of 0.5939 units per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.4 times European Union's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
European Union ranks 2nd 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 | European Union | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3868 units per person | 0.9443 units per person | 0.5574 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.3366 units per person | 0.8766 units per person | 0.54 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.3093 units per person | 0.8593 units per person | 0.55 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.2933 units per person | 0.8556 units per person | 0.5623 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.277 units per person | 0.869 units per person | 0.592 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.2621 units per person | 0.867 units per person | 0.6049 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.2516 units per person | 0.8507 units per person | 0.5991 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, European Union or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.8422 units per person against 0.2483 units per person in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between European Union and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.5939 units per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do European Union and Papua New Guinea rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- European Union ranks 2nd 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.