Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Sanitation facilities coverage

Cameroon
1.29 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.65 million
in 2024
Cameroon rank
34th
Papua New Guinea rank
31st

Sanitation facilities coverage over time

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
0500.0k1.0M1.5M200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.65 million against 1.29 million in Cameroon, a difference of 360,870.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 31st of 232 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 1.26 million 872,850 389,258 Cameroon
2010s 1.30 million 1.26 million 39,364 Cameroon
2020s 1.30 million 1.57 million 273,196 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities coverage, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.65 million against 1.29 million in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities coverage between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
360,870, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sanitation facilities coverage?
Cameroon ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 31st of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Sanitation facilities coverage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sanitation facilities coverage
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed