Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: Labor force, total, annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
2.49 % change on previous year
in 2025
Vanuatu
2.43 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
48th
Vanuatu rank
50th
Labor force, total, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.49 % change on previous year against 2.43 % change on previous year in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.06 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 48th and Vanuatu ranks 50th 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 | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.91 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year | 1.52 % 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 | 0.7283 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year | 0.2236 % 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 Vanuatu?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.49 % change on previous year against 2.43 % change on previous year in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
- 0.06 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 48th and Vanuatu ranks 50th 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.