Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Labor force, total, annual growth rate
Namibia
2.54 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2.49 % change on previous year
in 2025
Namibia rank
48th
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Labor force, total, annual growth rate over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 2.54 % change on previous year against 2.49 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 48th and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.81 % change on previous year | 3.91 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.86 % change on previous year | 3.74 % change on previous year | 0.8825 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.91 % change on previous year | 3.63 % change on previous year | 0.7194 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.71 % change on previous year | 2.7 % change on previous year | 0.009 % change on previous year | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, annual growth rate, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Namibia, at 2.54 % change on previous year against 2.49 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, annual growth rate between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Namibia ranks 48th and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.