Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea: Median age
Kiribati
22.69
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
22.34
in 2023
Kiribati rank
176th
Papua New Guinea rank
178th
Median age over time
- Kiribati
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 22.69 against 22.34 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.35.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 176th and Papua New Guinea ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.53 | 17.66 | 1.88 | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 16.91 | 16.88 | 0.0309 | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 16.74 | 16.23 | 0.5183 | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 18.44 | 17.27 | 1.17 | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 18.81 | 18.14 | 0.6627 | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 19.36 | 19.24 | 0.1245 | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 21.13 | 20.74 | 0.3948 | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 22.44 | 22.03 | 0.4065 | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median age, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
- Kiribati, at 22.69 against 22.34 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median age between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.35, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea rank globally for median age?
- Kiribati ranks 176th and Papua New Guinea ranks 178th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.