El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Population, age 21, total

El Salvador
138,323
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
146,523
in 2015
El Salvador rank
89th
Papua New Guinea rank
87th

Population, age 21, total over time

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

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 146,523 against 138,323 in El Salvador, a difference of 8,200.

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 89th and Papua New Guinea ranks 87th 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 117,368 93,189 24,180 El Salvador
2000s 125,548 111,177 14,371 El Salvador
2010s 131,693 135,430 3,737 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 21, total, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 146,523 against 138,323 in El Salvador as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 21, total between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
8,200, 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 21, total?
El Salvador ranks 89th and Papua New Guinea ranks 87th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 21, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, age 21, 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.