IDA only vs Papua New Guinea: Rural population, per capita
IDA only
0.6314 units per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.8422 units per person
in 2025
IDA only rank
5th
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
Rural population, per capita over time
- IDA only
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.8422 units per person against 0.6314 units per person in IDA only, a difference of 0.2108 units per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times IDA only's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
IDA only ranks 5th and Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 45 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA only | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8731 units per person | 0.9443 units per person | 0.0711 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.8345 units per person | 0.8766 units per person | 0.0421 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.7924 units per person | 0.8593 units per person | 0.0669 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.7572 units per person | 0.8556 units per person | 0.0984 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.7204 units per person | 0.869 units per person | 0.1486 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.6751 units per person | 0.867 units per person | 0.1919 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.6422 units per person | 0.8507 units per person | 0.2084 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, IDA only or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.8422 units per person against 0.6314 units per person in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between IDA only and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2108 units per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do IDA only and Papua New Guinea rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- IDA only ranks 5th and Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 45 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.