Bhutan vs Papua New Guinea: Urban area long term, annual growth rate
Bhutan
3.71 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
3.74 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bhutan rank
23rd
Papua New Guinea rank
22nd
Urban area long term, annual growth rate over time
- Bhutan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.74 % change on previous year against 3.71 % change on previous year in Bhutan, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Bhutan ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.2 % change on previous year | 9.23 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 5.83 % change on previous year | 11.4 % change on previous year | 5.56 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 5.77 % change on previous year | 5.79 % change on previous year | 0.0265 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 5.02 % change on previous year | 3.77 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 2.87 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | 1.44 % change on previous year | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 5.83 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | 3.79 % change on previous year | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 4.27 % change on previous year | 3.64 % change on previous year | 0.6284 % change on previous year | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 3.81 % change on previous year | 3.84 % change on previous year | 0.0262 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area long term, annual growth rate, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.74 % change on previous year against 3.71 % change on previous year in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area long term, annual growth rate between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.03 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for urban area long term, annual growth rate?
- Bhutan ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban area long term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.