Statement:
Papua New Guinea has a smaller population than Russia

In the Total population rating Papua New Guinea holds position #90 2022 out of 205 and Russia is #9 out of 205 2022.

Referencies:

  1. Total population 2022 by Unicef
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Persons (Thousands)' in descending order.
    Papua New Guinea 'Persons (Thousands)' value is 10,142.62
    Russia 'Persons (Thousands)' value is 144,713.31