Niger vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square
Niger
4.15 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
4.7 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger rank
201st
Papua New Guinea rank
199th
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square over time
- Niger
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.7 units per square kilometre against 4.15 units per square kilometre in Niger, a difference of 0.55 units per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Niger ranks 201st and Papua New Guinea ranks 199th of 214 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5693 units per square kilometre | 0.664 units per square kilometre | 0.0947 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.03 units per square kilometre | 2 units per square kilometre | 0.9689 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.51 units per square kilometre | 3.46 units per square kilometre | 0.95 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.79 units per square kilometre | 4.51 units per square kilometre | 0.7254 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, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.7 units per square kilometre against 4.15 units per square kilometre in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per square between Niger and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.55 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
- Niger ranks 201st 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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About this data
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.