El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Population, age 16, total

El Salvador
149,035
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
169,913
in 2015
El Salvador rank
86th
Papua New Guinea rank
83rd

Population, age 16, total over time

  • El Salvador
  • Papua New Guinea
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020022015

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 169,913 against 149,035 in El Salvador, a difference of 20,878.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 86th and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 134,146 102,057 32,089 El Salvador
2000s 133,253 128,143 5,110 El Salvador
2010s 146,696 158,173 11,477 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 16, total, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 169,913 against 149,035 in El Salvador as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 16, total between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
20,878, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population, age 16, total?
El Salvador ranks 86th and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 16, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, age 16, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.