Jordan vs Papua New Guinea: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers
Jordan
0.5%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
0.5%
in 2022
Jordan rank
89th
Papua New Guinea rank
86th
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers over time
- Jordan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Jordan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Jordan ranks 89th and Papua New Guinea ranks 86th of 208 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land covered by lakes and rivers, Jordan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Jordan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of land covered by lakes and rivers between Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Jordan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Jordan ranks 89th 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).