Least developed countries vs Papua New Guinea: Rural population, per capita
Least developed countries
0.6336 units per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.8422 units per person
in 2025
Least developed countries rank
4th
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
Rural population, per capita over time
- Least developed countries
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.8422 units per person against 0.6336 units per person in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.2086 units per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Least developed countries ranks 4th 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 | Least developed countries | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8938 units per person | 0.9443 units per person | 0.0505 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.8548 units per person | 0.8766 units per person | 0.0218 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.8078 units per person | 0.8593 units per person | 0.0515 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.7673 units per person | 0.8556 units per person | 0.0883 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.7269 units per person | 0.869 units per person | 0.1422 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.6809 units per person | 0.867 units per person | 0.1861 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.6451 units per person | 0.8507 units per person | 0.2056 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, Least developed countries or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.8422 units per person against 0.6336 units per person in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Least developed countries and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2086 units per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Least developed countries and Papua New Guinea rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Least developed countries ranks 4th 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.