Statement:
Papua New Guinea has a larger population than The Maldives

In the Total population rating Papua New Guinea holds position #90 2022 out of 205 and The Maldives is #165 out of 205 2022.

Referencies:

  1. Total population 2022 by Unicef
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Persons (Thousands)' in descending order.
    The Maldives 'Persons (Thousands)' value is 523.79
    Papua New Guinea 'Persons (Thousands)' value is 10,142.62