Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Population, age 18, total

Laos
150,945
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
162,612
in 2015
Laos rank
86th
Papua New Guinea rank
85th

Population, age 18, total over time

  • Laos
  • Papua New Guinea
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020022015

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 162,612 against 150,945 in Laos, a difference of 11,667.

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

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

Laos ranks 86th and Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 96,329 98,286 1,956 Papua New Guinea
2000s 128,579 120,937 7,643 Laos
2010s 153,336 149,376 3,960 Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 18, total, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 162,612 against 150,945 in Laos as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 18, total between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
11,667, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population, age 18, total?
Laos ranks 86th and Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 18, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, age 18, 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.