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

Papua New Guinea
4.7 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
3.9 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
199th
Suriname rank
202nd

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.7 units per square kilometre against 3.9 units per square kilometre in Suriname, a difference of 0.8 units per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Suriname ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 199th and Suriname ranks 202nd of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7592 units per square kilometre 2.9 units per square kilometre 2.14 units per square kilometre Suriname
2000s 2 units per square kilometre 3.03 units per square kilometre 1.03 units per square kilometre Suriname
2010s 3.46 units per square kilometre 3.43 units per square kilometre 0.0329 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 4.51 units per square kilometre 3.83 units per square kilometre 0.6863 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, Papua New Guinea or Suriname?
Papua New Guinea, at 4.7 units per square kilometre against 3.9 units per square kilometre in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per square between Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
0.8 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Suriname rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
Papua New Guinea ranks 199th and Suriname ranks 202nd 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.