Colombia vs Papua New Guinea: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre

Colombia
0.0377 number per square kilometre
in 2017
Papua New Guinea
0.0401 number per square kilometre
in 2016
Colombia rank
139th
Papua New Guinea rank
137th

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre over time

  • Colombia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0401 number per square kilometre against 0.0377 number per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 0.0024 number per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 139th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0186 number per square kilometre 0.0109 number per square kilometre 0.0077 number per square kilometre Colombia
1980s 0.0259 number per square kilometre 0.0171 number per square kilometre 0.0088 number per square kilometre Colombia
1990s 0.0296 number per square kilometre 0.0206 number per square kilometre 0.009 number per square kilometre Colombia
2000s 0.0406 number per square kilometre 0.0204 number per square kilometre 0.0202 number per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 0.0375 number per square kilometre 0.0401 number per square kilometre 0.0026 number per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre, Colombia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0401 number per square kilometre against 0.0377 number per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2016.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre between Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
0.0024 number per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
7 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Colombia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 139th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) 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.