Niger vs Papua New Guinea: Rural population, per capita
Niger
0.8163 units per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.8422 units per person
in 2025
Niger rank
5th
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
Rural population, per capita over time
- Niger
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.8422 units per person against 0.8163 units per person in Niger, a difference of 0.0259 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Niger ranks 5th and Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.932 units per person | 0.9443 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.8849 units per person | 0.8766 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.8535 units per person | 0.8593 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.8425 units per person | 0.8556 units per person | 0.013 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.8375 units per person | 0.869 units per person | 0.0316 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.8362 units per person | 0.867 units per person | 0.0308 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.8235 units per person | 0.8507 units per person | 0.0272 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, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.8422 units per person against 0.8163 units per person in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Niger and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0259 units per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Niger ranks 5th and Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 216 countries.
- 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.