Lao People’s Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Population, age 5, total

Lao People’s Democratic Republic
150,992
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
171,710
in 2015
Lao People’s Democratic Republic rank
90th
Papua New Guinea rank
87th

Population, age 5, total over time

  • Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020022015

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 171,710 against 150,992 in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, a difference of 20,718.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lao People’s Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 90th and Papua New Guinea ranks 87th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People’s Democratic Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 146,600 134,373 12,227 Lao People’s Democratic Republic
2000s 149,968 171,057 21,088 Papua New Guinea
2010s 143,814 174,957 31,143 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 5, total, Lao People’s Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 171,710 against 150,992 in Lao People’s Democratic Republic as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 5, total between Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
20,718, 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 5, total?
Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 90th and Papua New Guinea ranks 87th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 5, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, age 5, 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.