Democratic Republic of Congo vs Papua New Guinea: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.6591 people per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.7058 people per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
8th
Papua New Guinea rank
6th

People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.7058 people per person against 0.6591 people per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0467 people per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 6th of 214 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5563 people per person 0.8031 people per person 0.2469 people per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.6256 people per person 0.7573 people per person 0.1317 people per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.661 people per person 0.7169 people per person 0.0559 people per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.7058 people per person against 0.6591 people per person in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?
0.0467 people per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 6th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,166 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.