Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
2.42 % change on previous year
in 2025
Rwanda
3.44 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
3rd
Rwanda rank
2nd
Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 3.44 % change on previous year against 2.42 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.02 % change on previous year.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Rwanda ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 2nd of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.12 % change on previous year | 3.98 % change on previous year | 3.14 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 11.19 % change on previous year | 2.19 % change on previous year | 8.99 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 3.83 % change on previous year | 4.24 % change on previous year | 0.4114 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 1.59 % change on previous year | 0.9041 % change on previous year | 0.6866 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | -1.38 % change on previous year | 11.09 % change on previous year | 12.47 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2000s | -0.2331 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.6868 % change on previous year | 3.14 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 2.1 % change on previous year | 5.08 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 3.44 % change on previous year against 2.42 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 1.02 % change on previous year, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 2nd of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban vs rural majority, 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 vs rural majority. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.