El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre

El Salvador
4.28 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.56 people per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
56th
Papua New Guinea rank
59th

Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 4.28 people per square kilometre against 3.56 people per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.72 people per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

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

El Salvador ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 59th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 20.03 people per square kilometre 1.93 people per square kilometre 18.1 people per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 10.68 people per square kilometre 2.79 people per square kilometre 7.9 people per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 5.26 people per square kilometre 3.43 people per square kilometre 1.83 people per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
El Salvador, at 4.28 people per square kilometre against 3.56 people per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
0.72 people per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 59th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage, 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, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 4,832 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Sanitation facilities usage 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.