Lao People’s Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Population, age 17, total

Lao People’s Democratic Republic
149,468
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
166,926
in 2015
Lao People’s Democratic Republic rank
86th
Papua New Guinea rank
84th

Population, age 17, total over time

  • Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020022015

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 166,926 against 149,468 in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, a difference of 17,458.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Lao People’s Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 86th and Papua New Guinea ranks 84th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People’s Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People’s Democratic Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 99,152 100,098 946.8 Papua New Guinea
2000s 133,487 124,452 9,035 Lao People’s Democratic Republic
2010s 154,136 153,821 315.4 Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 17, total, Lao People’s Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 166,926 against 149,468 in Lao People’s Democratic Republic as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 17, total between Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
17,458, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population, age 17, total?
Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 86th and Papua New Guinea ranks 84th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 17, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, age 17, 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.