Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: People without clean cooking fuels region

Lao People's Democratic Republic
6.46 million
in 2016
Papua New Guinea
7.16 million
in 2016
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
52nd
Papua New Guinea rank
50th

People without clean cooking fuels region over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M200020082016

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 7.16 million against 6.46 million in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 699,760.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 52nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 50th of 189 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 5.47 million 5.91 million 438,245 Papua New Guinea
2010s 6.20 million 6.86 million 656,986 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people without clean cooking fuels region, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 7.16 million against 6.46 million in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2016.
What is the difference in people without clean cooking fuels region between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
699,760, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for people without clean cooking fuels region?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 52nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 50th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as People without clean cooking fuels region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
People without clean cooking fuels region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 3,105 data points, 2000–2016
Last refreshed