China vs Papua New Guinea statistics compared

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 10.6M in Papua New Guinea (ranked 92/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 174,850 sq mi for Papua New Guinea (ranked 2nd vs. 54th).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076).

China and Papua New Guinea: Comparison Charts

China and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP

China

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	GDP
	China	Papua New Guinea
1960	$59,846,235,025	$230,496,037
1961	$50,162,299,350	$244,832,039
1962	$47,310,737,754	$261,184,042
1963	$50,812,227,919	$275,968,044
1964	$59,821,862,703	$305,312,049
1965	$70,565,994,356	$344,176,055
1966	$76,854,053,259	$390,992,063
1967	$73,011,350,596	$441,728,183
1968	$70,980,323,819	$485,184,190
1969	$79,847,786,729	$551,263,864
1970	$92,752,930,873	$645,568,215
1971	$99,959,013,880	$717,750,278
1972	$113,871,930,714	$858,761,926
1973	$138,764,340,892	$1,299,079,410
1974	$144,418,433,058	$1,467,417,672
1975	$163,687,619,736	$1,356,603,608
1976	$154,196,810,059	$1,511,843,235
1977	$175,226,595,860	$1,640,746,619
1978	$149,788,617,886	$1,947,878,831
1979	$178,573,913,043	$2,293,760,511
1980	$191,487,500,000	$2,545,808,456
1981	$196,218,253,968	$2,498,190,847
1982	$205,480,916,031	$2,368,719,683
1983	$231,130,268,199	$2,562,351,551
1984	$260,442,857,143	$2,552,662,617
1985	$310,064,625,850	$2,423,339,172
1986	$301,310,144,928	$2,647,995,602
1987	$273,455,156,951	$3,143,851,794
1988	$312,888,888,889	$3,656,177,881
1989	$348,380,566,802	$3,546,472,566
1990	$361,560,229,446	$3,219,729,083
1991	$384,510,452,962	$3,787,394,958
1992	$428,502,354,788	$4,377,980,510
1993	$446,557,291,212	$4,974,550,286
1994	$566,929,539,493	$5,502,786,070
1995	$738,190,896,228	$4,636,057,476
1996	$868,523,936,530	$5,155,311,077
1997	$967,753,570,435	$4,936,615,299
1998	$1,037,134,141,760	$3,789,443,015
1999	$1,103,843,203,576	$3,477,038,204
2000	$1,223,754,919,971	$3,521,339,699
2001	$1,355,036,590,252	$3,081,024,212
2002	$1,489,821,682,051	$2,999,511,040
2003	$1,683,903,309,844	$3,536,411,824
2004	$1,984,196,551,300	$3,927,157,867
2005	$2,317,551,298,052	$4,865,892,972
2006	$2,791,498,472,804	$8,354,911,041
2007	$3,604,055,822,572	$9,545,028,944
2008	$4,667,346,414,522	$11,670,892,801
2009	$5,189,577,094,998	$11,619,456,449
2010	$6,192,564,874,453	$14,250,786,675
2011	$7,671,757,207,851	$17,985,138,066
2012	$8,673,664,713,189	$21,295,168,666
2013	$9,743,124,247,267	$21,261,338,065
2014	$10,674,533,168,257	$23,210,823,987
2015	$11,280,814,787,469	$21,723,437,010
2016	$11,456,024,084,962	$20,758,876,953
2017	$12,537,559,062,283	$22,742,699,138
2018	$14,147,765,772,964	$24,109,780,708
2019	$14,560,167,101,283	$24,750,626,030
2020	$14,996,414,166,715	$23,848,447,850
2021	$18,201,698,719,564	$26,109,413,521
2022	$18,316,765,021,690	$31,653,185,953
2023	$18,270,356,654,533	$30,816,367,067
2024	$18,743,803,170,827	$32,538,480,024

China and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita

China

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	China	Papua New Guinea
1960	$89.7	$115.5
1961	$76	$119.7
1962	$71.1	$124.7
1963	$74.5	$128.9
1964	$85.7	$139.5
1965	$98.7	$153.9
1966	$104.5	$171.1
1967	$96.8	$189
1968	$91.6	$202.9
1969	$100.3	$225.3
1970	$113.3	$257.6
1971	$118.8	$279.7
1972	$132.1	$327
1973	$157.3	$483
1974	$160.4	$533
1975	$178.6	$482
1976	$165.7	$525
1977	$185.7	$558
1978	$156.7	$648
1979	$184.3	$748
1980	$195.1	$813
1981	$197.4	$781
1982	$203.7	$726
1983	$225.9	$769
1984	$251.2	$750
1985	$295	$697
1986	$282.4	$745
1987	$252.3	$865
1988	$284	$985
1989	$311	$934
1990	$319	$826
1991	$334	$942
1992	$368	$1,051
1993	$379	$1,151
1994	$476	$1,228
1995	$613	$998
1996	$713	$1,071
1997	$787	$990
1998	$835	$733
1999	$881	$650
2000	$969	$636
2001	$1,065	$538
2002	$1,164	$506
2003	$1,307	$577
2004	$1,531	$621
2005	$1,778	$744
2006	$2,129	$1,238
2007	$2,735	$1,371
2008	$3,523	$1,625
2009	$3,898	$1,569
2010	$4,629	$1,867
2011	$5,704	$2,288
2012	$6,405	$2,635
2013	$7,147	$2,561
2014	$7,781	$2,723
2015	$8,175	$2,485
2016	$8,255	$2,316
2017	$8,980	$2,478
2018	$10,086	$2,566
2019	$10,343	$2,576
2020	$10,627	$2,430
2021	$12,887	$2,608
2022	$12,971	$3,102
2023	$12,951	$2,966
2024	$13,303	$3,076

China vs. Papua New Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

China

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	China	Papua New Guinea
1950	43.8	39.4
1951	44.6	35.5
1952	45.3	40.7
1953	45.9	41.3
1954	46.8	42
1955	47.2	42.6
1956	47.8	43.3
1957	48.4	43.9
1958	48.8	44.6
1959	40.2	45.1
1960	33.4	45.8
1961	40.2	46.4
1962	51	46.7
1963	51.7	47.7
1964	52.3	48.3
1965	53	48.9
1966	53.7	49.6
1967	54.4	50.2
1968	55.2	50.9
1969	56	51.5
1970	56.8	52.1
1971	57.7	52.6
1972	58.6	53.3
1973	59.5	53.9
1974	60.2	54.4
1975	61	55
1976	61.2	55.5
1977	62.5	56
1978	63.1	56.5
1979	63.7	57
1980	64.2	57.4
1981	64.8	57.8
1982	65.2	58.1
1983	65.7	58.3
1984	66.1	58.6
1985	66.5	58.8
1986	66.9	59
1987	67.3	59.2
1988	67.6	59.4
1989	67.9	59.6
1990	68.2	59.8
1991	68.6	59.9
1992	69.1	60.3
1993	69.5	60.5
1994	69.8	60.7
1995	70.4	60.9
1996	70.8	61.1
1997	71.2	61.3
1998	71.6	60.4
1999	72	61.5
2000	72.3	61.6
2001	72.7	61.6
2002	73	61.6
2003	73.4	61.7
2004	73.7	61.8
2005	74.1	61.9
2006	74.4	62
2007	74.8	62.2
2008	74.8	62.5
2009	75.3	62.8
2010	75.7	63.1
2011	75.9	63.4
2012	76.2	63.6
2013	76.5	63.9
2014	76.7	64.2
2015	77	64.5
2016	77.2	64.7
2017	77.2	64.9
2018	77.7	65.1
2019	77.9	65.3
2020	78	65.1
2021	78.1	64.4
2022	78.2	65.3
2023	78	66.1
2024	78	66.3
2025	78.4	66.4

China and Papua New Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population

China

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Population
	China	Papua New Guinea
1960	667,070,000	1,995,110
1961	660,330,000	2,046,127
1962	665,770,000	2,093,919
1963	682,335,000	2,141,376
1964	698,355,000	2,188,325
1965	715,185,000	2,235,820
1966	735,400,000	2,285,774
1967	754,550,000	2,337,532
1968	774,510,000	2,390,803
1969	796,025,000	2,446,927
1970	818,315,000	2,505,628
1971	841,105,000	2,566,421
1972	862,030,000	2,628,432
1973	881,940,000	2,690,629
1974	900,350,000	2,752,671
1975	916,395,000	2,814,820
1976	930,685,000	2,877,327
1977	943,455,000	2,940,327
1978	956,165,000	3,003,714
1979	969,005,000	3,067,341
1980	981,235,000	3,131,512
1981	993,885,000	3,197,019
1982	1,008,630,000	3,264,291
1983	1,023,310,000	3,333,633
1984	1,036,825,000	3,405,198
1985	1,051,040,000	3,478,936
1986	1,066,790,000	3,554,793
1987	1,084,035,000	3,632,543
1988	1,101,630,000	3,711,880
1989	1,118,650,000	3,796,078
1990	1,135,185,000	3,896,481
1991	1,150,780,000	4,021,837
1992	1,164,970,000	4,166,699
1993	1,178,440,000	4,320,872
1994	1,191,835,000	4,480,208
1995	1,204,855,000	4,644,278
1996	1,217,550,000	4,813,361
1997	1,230,075,000	4,987,883
1998	1,241,935,000	5,166,390
1999	1,252,735,000	5,349,333
2000	1,262,645,000	5,537,064
2001	1,271,850,000	5,728,435
2002	1,280,400,000	5,924,003
2003	1,288,400,000	6,123,997
2004	1,296,075,000	6,328,041
2005	1,303,720,000	6,535,905
2006	1,311,020,000	6,747,720
2007	1,317,885,000	6,963,345
2008	1,324,655,000	7,183,002
2009	1,331,260,000	7,406,438
2010	1,337,705,000	7,633,523
2011	1,345,035,000	7,859,346
2012	1,354,190,000	8,081,390
2013	1,363,240,000	8,302,698
2014	1,371,860,000	8,523,441
2015	1,379,860,000	8,743,246
2016	1,387,790,000	8,961,718
2017	1,396,215,000	9,178,714
2018	1,402,760,000	9,394,513
2019	1,407,745,000	9,609,010
2020	1,411,100,000	9,815,746
2021	1,412,360,000	10,012,896
2022	1,412,175,000	10,203,169
2023	1,410,710,000	10,389,635
2024	1,408,975,000	10,576,502

Fertility rates in China and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate

China

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	China	Papua New Guinea
1960	4.45	6.02
1961	3.86	6.07
1962	6.09	6.14
1963	7.51	6.15
1964	6.67	6.19
1965	6.61	6.2
1966	6.31	6.23
1967	5.81	6.24
1968	6.51	6.25
1969	6.18	6.26
1970	6.09	6.25
1971	5.52	6.23
1972	5.11	6.2
1973	4.73	6.16
1974	4.17	6.11
1975	3.57	6.07
1976	3.24	6.02
1977	2.84	5.96
1978	2.72	5.88
1979	2.75	5.79
1980	2.74	5.71
1981	2.79	5.65
1982	2.97	5.59
1983	2.56	5.56
1984	2.61	5.51
1985	2.63	5.47
1986	2.72	5.42
1987	2.76	5.36
1988	2.54	5.3
1989	2.52	5.24
1990	2.51	5.18
1991	1.93	5.11
1992	1.78	5.03
1993	1.69	4.96
1994	1.63	4.87
1995	1.59	4.78
1996	1.55	4.73
1997	1.53	4.68
1998	1.52	4.63
1999	1.53	4.59
2000	1.63	4.53
2001	1.56	4.47
2002	1.57	4.42
2003	1.57	4.36
2004	1.61	4.28
2005	1.62	4.22
2006	1.64	4.15
2007	1.67	4.08
2008	1.7	4.01
2009	1.71	3.94
2010	1.69	3.88
2011	1.67	3.82
2012	1.8	3.75
2013	1.71	3.68
2014	1.77	3.63
2015	1.67	3.56
2016	1.77	3.5
2017	1.8	3.43
2018	1.54	3.38
2019	1.5	3.32
2020	1.24	3.27
2021	1.12	3.22
2022	1.03	3.17
2023	1	3.1

China and Papua New Guinea demographics compared

Median age

China

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	China	Papua New Guinea
1960	20.9	18.5
1961	21.1	18.4
1962	21	18.3
1963	20.4	18.1
1964	19.9	18
1965	19.6	17.9
1966	19.3	17.8
1967	19.2	17.6
1968	19.2	17.5
1969	19.1	17.4
1970	19.1	17.3
1971	19.2	17.2
1972	19.3	17.1
1973	19.5	17.2
1974	19.7	17.2
1975	20.1	17.3
1976	20.4	17.4
1977	20.8	17.5
1978	21.2	17.7
1979	21.4	17.8
1980	21.6	18
1981	21.8	18.1
1982	22.1	18.2
1983	22.6	18.3
1984	23	18.3
1985	23.2	18.4
1986	23.4	18.5
1987	23.6	18.5
1988	23.9	18.6
1989	24.4	18.6
1990	24.7	18.7
1991	25.1	18.8
1992	25.6	18.9
1993	26.1	19
1994	26.6	19.1
1995	27.2	19.2
1996	27.8	19.4
1997	28.3	19.5
1998	28.8	19.6
1999	29.4	19.7
2000	30	19.8
2001	30.5	19.9
2002	31.1	19.9
2003	31.6	20
2004	32.1	20.2
2005	32.6	20.3
2006	33.1	20.4
2007	33.7	20.6
2008	34.2	20.7
2009	34.7	20.9
2010	35.1	21
2011	35.5	21.2
2012	35.7	21.3
2013	36	21.5
2014	36.3	21.7
2015	36.7	21.9
2016	37.1	22
2017	37.4	22.2
2018	37.7	22.4
2019	38.1	22.6
2020	38.5	22.8
2021	39	23
2022	39.6	23.2
2023	40.1	23.4
2024	40.6	23.6

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