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
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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About this data
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.