Niger vs Papua New Guinea: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre
Niger
15.33 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
16.32 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger rank
47th
Papua New Guinea rank
45th
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre over time
- Niger
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 16.32 people per square kilometre against 15.33 people per square kilometre in Niger, a difference of 0.99 people per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 214 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.26 people per square kilometre | 11.42 people per square kilometre | 2.16 people per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 12.4 people per square kilometre | 14.41 people per square kilometre | 2.01 people per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 14.82 people per square kilometre | 16.06 people per square kilometre | 1.24 people per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 16.32 people per square kilometre against 15.33 people per square kilometre in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre between Niger and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.99 people per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Niger ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.