What is the difference in geospatial data available at 1st admin level between Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?

0.003, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?

9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as Geospatial data available at 1st Admin Level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Geospatial data available at 1st Admin Level

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.241

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

0.238

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

116th

Papua New Guinea rank

119th

Geospatial data available at 1st Admin Level over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.241 against 0.238 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.003.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 116th and Papua New Guinea ranks 119th of 180 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.2646	0.2216	0.043	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0.2515	0.1655	0.086	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher geospatial data available at 1st admin level, Democratic Republic of Congo or Papua New Guinea?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.241 against 0.238 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in geospatial data available at 1st admin level between Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?: 0.003, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for geospatial data available at 1st admin level?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 116th and Papua New Guinea ranks 119th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as Geospatial data available at 1st Admin Level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Geospatial data available at 1st Admin Level
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 1,560 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

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