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

Laos
3.44 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.56 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
60th
Papua New Guinea rank
59th

Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre over time

  • Laos
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.56 people per square kilometre against 3.44 people per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 0.12 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 60th and Papua New Guinea ranks 59th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 12.54 people per square kilometre 1.93 people per square kilometre 10.61 people per square kilometre Laos
2010s 7.94 people per square kilometre 2.79 people per square kilometre 5.15 people per square kilometre Laos
2020s 4.2 people per square kilometre 3.43 people per square kilometre 0.7646 people per square kilometre Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.56 people per square kilometre against 3.44 people per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
0.12 people per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
Laos ranks 60th 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.