Papua New Guinea vs South Asia: Rural population, per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.8422 units per person
in 2025
South Asia
0.6421 units per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
South Asia rank
2nd
Rural population, per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Asia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.8422 units per person against 0.6421 units per person in South Asia, a difference of 0.2001 units per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times South Asia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and South Asia ranks 2nd of 216 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9443 units per person | 0.83 units per person | 0.1143 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.8766 units per person | 0.8016 units per person | 0.075 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.8593 units per person | 0.765 units per person | 0.0943 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.8556 units per person | 0.7428 units per person | 0.1127 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.869 units per person | 0.7131 units per person | 0.1559 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.867 units per person | 0.6754 units per person | 0.1917 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.8507 units per person | 0.6501 units per person | 0.2005 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, Papua New Guinea or South Asia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.8422 units per person against 0.6421 units per person in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Papua New Guinea and South Asia?
- 0.2001 units per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Asia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Asia rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and South Asia 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.