Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people living in the capital city
Namibia
609,524 people
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
650,819 people
in 2100
Namibia rank
132nd
Papua New Guinea rank
131st
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 650,819 people against 609,524 people in Namibia, a difference of 41,295 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Namibia ranks 132nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 131st of 191 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 388,372 people | 402,056 people | 13,684 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2030s | 473,105 people | 476,072 people | 2,967 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2040s | 524,910 people | 547,770 people | 22,860 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2050s | 560,219 people | 589,263 people | 29,044 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2060s | 585,302 people | 622,116 people | 36,814 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2070s | 598,786 people | 638,312 people | 39,526 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2080s | 608,370 people | 646,468 people | 38,099 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2090s | 610,697 people | 650,798 people | 40,102 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2100s | 609,524 people | 650,819 people | 41,295 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 650,819 people against 609,524 people in Namibia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 41,295 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Namibia ranks 132nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 131st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.