Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Population, age 2, total

Laos
154,218
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
174,236
in 2015
Laos rank
89th
Papua New Guinea rank
86th

Population, age 2, total over time

  • Laos
  • Papua New Guinea
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020022015

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 174,236 against 154,218 in Laos, a difference of 20,018.

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

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

Laos ranks 89th and Papua New Guinea ranks 86th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 158,265 147,972 10,292 Laos
2000s 147,179 177,970 30,791 Papua New Guinea
2010s 150,585 174,708 24,123 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 2, total, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 174,236 against 154,218 in Laos as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 2, total between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
20,018, 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 2, total?
Laos ranks 89th and Papua New Guinea ranks 86th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 2, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, age 2, 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.