Violence and Warfare in Precontact Melanesia

Table 2

Comparison of levels of violence in Oceania.

	Polynesia	Caroline Islands	Melanesia
Average area (km^2)	390	25	3,100
Average population	5800	1800	17,000
Population density	95	360	30
Interpersonal violence	2.1	1.4	3.2
Warfare	2.1	2.4	3.3