Papua New Guinea has a population density of 60.5 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Papua New Guinea has 471,041 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Papua New Guinea and the Vatican are ranked 165th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Papua New Guinea has 0.13% of the world's population and 0.3% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Papua New Guinea is 99% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Papua New Guinea
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 60.5 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 165/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
10911445
|
949
|
| Land area | 174,850 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 460,884 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 86.1% | n/a |
| Urban population | 13.9% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Papua New Guinea vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Papua New Guinea increased by 73.5%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Papua New Guinea ranked 169th for population density and is in 165th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 60.5 | - |
| 2023 | 59.4 | - |
| 2022 | 58.4 | - |
| 2021 | 57.3 | - |
| 2020 | 56.1 | - |
| 2019 | 55 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 53.7 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 52.5 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 51.3 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 50 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 48.7 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 47.5 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 46.2 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 44.9 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 43.7 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 42.4 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 41.1 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 39.8 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 38.6 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 37.4 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 36.2 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 35 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 33.9 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 32.8 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 31.7 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 30.6 | - |
| 1998 | 29.5 | - |
| 1997 | 28.5 | - |
| 1996 | 27.5 | - |
| 1995 | 26.6 | - |
| 1994 | 25.6 | - |
| 1993 | 24.7 | - |
| 1992 | 23.8 | - |
| 1991 | 23 | - |
| 1990 | 22.3 | - |
| 1989 | 21.7 | - |
| 1988 | 21.2 | - |
| 1987 | 20.8 | - |
| 1986 | 20.3 | - |
| 1985 | 19.9 | - |
| 1984 | 19.5 | - |
| 1983 | 19.1 | - |
| 1982 | 18.7 | - |
| 1981 | 18.3 | - |
| 1980 | 17.9 | - |
| 1979 | 17.5 | - |
| 1978 | 17.2 | - |
| 1977 | 16.8 | - |
| 1976 | 16.5 | - |
| 1975 | 16.1 | - |
| 1974 | 15.7 | - |
| 1973 | 15.4 | - |
| 1972 | 15 | - |
| 1971 | 14.7 | - |
| 1970 | 14.3 | - |
| 1969 | 14 | - |
| 1968 | 13.7 | - |
| 1967 | 13.4 | - |
| 1966 | 13.1 | - |
| 1965 | 12.8 | - |
| 1964 | 12.5 | - |
| 1963 | 12.2 | - |
| 1962 | 12 | - |
| 1961 | 11.7 | - |
Densely populated cities
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Port Moresby | 317K |
| Lae | 101K |
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