Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
0.1645 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
0.1198 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
67th
Vanuatu rank
70th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1645 people per square kilometre against 0.1198 people per square kilometre in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0447 people per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Vanuatu's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 67th and Vanuatu ranks 70th of 182 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0647 people per square kilometre 0.0027 people per square kilometre 0.062 people per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.1091 people per square kilometre 0.0483 people per square kilometre 0.0608 people per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.1532 people per square kilometre 0.1048 people per square kilometre 0.0485 people per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.1645 people per square kilometre against 0.1198 people per square kilometre in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
0.0447 people per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 67th and Vanuatu ranks 70th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
182 places, 4,250 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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.