Papua New Guinea vs Yemen: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
3.4 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
4.29 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
51st
Yemen rank
48th

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 4.29 people per square kilometre against 3.4 people per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.89 people per square kilometre.

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

Across all 24 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 51st and Yemen ranks 48th of 171 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 1.86 people per square kilometre 11.68 people per square kilometre 9.81 people per square kilometre Yemen
2010s 2.68 people per square kilometre 8.71 people per square kilometre 6.03 people per square kilometre Yemen
2020s 3.28 people per square kilometre 5.2 people per square kilometre 1.92 people per square kilometre Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Yemen?
Yemen, at 4.29 people per square kilometre against 3.4 people per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
0.89 people per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Yemen rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 51st and Yemen ranks 48th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 3,958 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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.