Eritrea vs Papua New Guinea: Population, age 6, total

Eritrea
184,192
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
171,996
in 2015
Eritrea rank
83rd
Papua New Guinea rank
85th

Population, age 6, total over time

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

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 184,192 against 171,996 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 12,196.

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

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

Eritrea ranks 83rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 191 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 100,974 130,371 29,396 Papua New Guinea
2000s 128,707 167,871 39,163 Papua New Guinea
2010s 171,518 175,200 3,682 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 6, total, Eritrea or Papua New Guinea?
Eritrea, at 184,192 against 171,996 in Papua New Guinea as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 6, total between Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
12,196, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Eritrea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population, age 6, total?
Eritrea ranks 83rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 6, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, age 6, 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.