Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Population, age 8, total

Papua New Guinea
173,432
in 2015
Sierra Leone
186,275
in 2015
Papua New Guinea rank
85th
Sierra Leone rank
82nd

Population, age 8, total over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020022015

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 186,275 against 173,432 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 12,843.

That makes Sierra Leone'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.

Papua New Guinea ranks 85th and Sierra Leone ranks 82nd of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 123,095 107,874 15,221 Papua New Guinea
2000s 160,547 141,718 18,830 Papua New Guinea
2010s 175,409 174,568 841.6 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 8, total, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 186,275 against 173,432 in Papua New Guinea as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 8, total between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
12,843, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for population, age 8, total?
Papua New Guinea ranks 85th and Sierra Leone ranks 82nd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 8, 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 8, 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.