Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: People without clean cooking fuels region

Papua New Guinea
7.16 million
in 2016
Sierra Leone
7.26 million
in 2016
Papua New Guinea rank
50th
Sierra Leone rank
49th

People without clean cooking fuels region over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M200020082016

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 7.26 million against 7.16 million in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 95,420.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 49th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 6.12 million 5.86 million 255,817 Papua New Guinea
2010s 6.86 million 6.82 million 41,553 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people without clean cooking fuels region, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 7.26 million against 7.16 million in Papua New Guinea as of 2016.
What is the difference in people without clean cooking fuels region between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
95,420, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2016.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for people without clean cooking fuels region?
Papua New Guinea ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 49th 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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About this data

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