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
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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About this data
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.