Greece vs Papua New Guinea: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers
Greece
0.5%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
0.5%
in 2022
Greece rank
87th
Papua New Guinea rank
86th
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers over time
- Greece
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Greece, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Greece ranks 87th and Papua New Guinea ranks 86th of 208 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land covered by lakes and rivers, Greece or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Greece as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of land covered by lakes and rivers between Greece and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Papua New Guinea?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Greece ranks 87th and Papua New Guinea ranks 86th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).