Statement:
Puerto Rico has a smaller population than Papua New Guinea

In the Total population rating Puerto Rico holds position #130 2022 out of 205 and Papua New Guinea is #90 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
    Puerto Rico 'Persons (Thousands)' value is 3,252.41