Canada vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square

Canada
4.56 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
4.7 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
200th
Papua New Guinea rank
199th

Number of people with and without electricity access, per square over time

  • Canada
  • Papua New Guinea
012345199020062023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.7 units per square kilometre against 4.56 units per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.14 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 200th and Papua New Guinea ranks 199th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 3.35 units per square kilometre 0.664 units per square kilometre 2.68 units per square kilometre Canada
2000s 3.58 units per square kilometre 2 units per square kilometre 1.58 units per square kilometre Canada
2010s 3.98 units per square kilometre 3.46 units per square kilometre 0.5128 units per square kilometre Canada
2020s 4.4 units per square kilometre 4.51 units per square kilometre 0.1168 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, per square, Canada or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 4.7 units per square kilometre against 4.56 units per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per square between Canada and Papua New Guinea?
0.14 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Papua New Guinea?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Canada and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
Canada ranks 200th and Papua New Guinea ranks 199th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,316 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people with and without electricity access 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.