Papua New Guinea vs Uruguay: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers
Papua New Guinea
0.5%
in 2022
Uruguay
0.5%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
86th
Uruguay rank
88th
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Uruguay
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 86th and Uruguay ranks 88th of 208 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 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, Papua New Guinea or Uruguay?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of land covered by lakes and rivers between Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Uruguay rank globally for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 86th and Uruguay ranks 88th 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).