Years colonized in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Years colonized was 37 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
37
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
117th
of 159 countries
All-time high
37
in 1920
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Papua New Guinea, 1462–2022

010203040146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years colonized in Papua New Guinea is 37, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Papua New Guinea peaked at 37 in 1920 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Papua New Guinea 117th out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Papua New Guinea, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 1 —
1885 2 +100.0%
1886 3 +50.0%
1887 4 +33.3%
1888 5 +25.0%
1889 6 +20.0%
1890 7 +16.7%
1891 8 +14.3%
1892 9 +12.5%
1893 10 +11.1%
1894 11 +10.0%
1895 12 +9.1%
1896 13 +8.3%
1897 14 +7.7%
1898 15 +7.1%
1899 16 +6.7%
1900 17 +6.2%
1901 18 +5.9%
1902 19 +5.6%
1903 20 +5.3%
1904 21 +5.0%
1905 22 +4.8%
1906 23 +4.5%
1907 24 +4.3%
1908 25 +4.2%
1909 26 +4.0%
1910 27 +3.8%
1911 28 +3.7%
1912 29 +3.6%
1913 30 +3.4%
1914 31 +3.3%
1915 32 +3.2%
1916 33 +3.1%
1917 34 +3.0%
1918 35 +2.9%
1919 36 +2.9%
1920 37 +2.8%
1921 37 +0.0%
1922 37 +0.0%
1923 37 +0.0%
1924 37 +0.0%
1925 37 +0.0%
1926 37 +0.0%
1927 37 +0.0%
1928 37 +0.0%
1929 37 +0.0%
1930 37 +0.0%
1931 37 +0.0%
1932 37 +0.0%
1933 37 +0.0%
1934 37 +0.0%
1935 37 +0.0%
1936 37 +0.0%
1937 37 +0.0%
1938 37 +0.0%
1939 37 +0.0%
1940 37 +0.0%
1941 37 +0.0%
1942 37 +0.0%
1943 37 +0.0%
1944 37 +0.0%
1945 37 +0.0%
1946 37 +0.0%
1947 37 +0.0%
1948 37 +0.0%
1949 37 +0.0%
1950 37 +0.0%
1951 37 +0.0%
1952 37 +0.0%
1953 37 +0.0%
1954 37 +0.0%
1955 37 +0.0%
1956 37 +0.0%
1957 37 +0.0%
1958 37 +0.0%
1959 37 +0.0%
1960 37 +0.0%
1961 37 +0.0%
1962 37 +0.0%
1963 37 +0.0%
1964 37 +0.0%
1965 37 +0.0%
1966 37 +0.0%
1967 37 +0.0%
1968 37 +0.0%
1969 37 +0.0%
1970 37 +0.0%
1971 37 +0.0%
1972 37 +0.0%
1973 37 +0.0%
1974 37 +0.0%
1975 37 +0.0%
1976 37 +0.0%
1977 37 +0.0%
1978 37 +0.0%
1979 37 +0.0%
1980 37 +0.0%
1981 37 +0.0%
1982 37 +0.0%
1983 37 +0.0%
1984 37 +0.0%
1985 37 +0.0%
1986 37 +0.0%
1987 37 +0.0%
1988 37 +0.0%
1989 37 +0.0%
1990 37 +0.0%
1991 37 +0.0%
1992 37 +0.0%
1993 37 +0.0%
1994 37 +0.0%
1995 37 +0.0%
1996 37 +0.0%
1997 37 +0.0%
1998 37 +0.0%
1999 37 +0.0%
2000 37 +0.0%
2001 37 +0.0%
2002 37 +0.0%
2003 37 +0.0%
2004 37 +0.0%
2005 37 +0.0%
2006 37 +0.0%
2007 37 +0.0%
2008 37 +0.0%
2009 37 +0.0%
2010 37 +0.0%
2011 37 +0.0%
2012 37 +0.0%
2013 37 +0.0%
2014 37 +0.0%
2015 37 +0.0%
2016 37 +0.0%
2017 37 +0.0%
2018 37 +0.0%
2019 37 +0.0%
2020 37 +0.0%
2021 37 +0.0%
2022 37 +0.0%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 37 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 51% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 37 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76, 49% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 2.1 0 6 10
1890s 11.5 7 16 10
1900s 21.5 17 26 10
1910s 31.5 27 36 10
1920s 37 37 37 10
1930s 37 37 37 10
1940s 37 37 37 10
1950s 37 37 37 10
1960s 37 37 37 10
1970s 37 37 37 10
1980s 37 37 37 10
1990s 37 37 37 10
2000s 37 37 37 10
2010s 37 37 37 10
2020s 37 37 37 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Papua New Guinea?
Years colonized in Papua New Guinea was 37 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 37 in 1920.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for years colonized?
Papua New Guinea ranks 117th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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