Papua New Guinea vs East Timor: Labor force, total, annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
2.49 % change on previous year
in 2025
East Timor
2.44 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
48th
East Timor rank
49th
Labor force, total, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- East Timor
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.49 % change on previous year against 2.44 % change on previous year in East Timor, 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 Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 48th and East Timor ranks 49th of 186 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.91 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.74 % change on previous year | 2.09 % change on previous year | 1.65 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.63 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year | 0.9041 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year | 0.2208 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or East Timor?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.49 % change on previous year against 2.44 % change on previous year in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and East Timor?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and East Timor?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and East Timor rank globally for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 48th and East Timor ranks 49th of 186 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.