Papua New Guinea vs South Sudan: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Papua New Guinea
18.24 people per square kilometre
in 2023
South Sudan
17.19 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
31st
South Sudan rank
33rd
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Sudan
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.24 people per square kilometre against 17.19 people per square kilometre in South Sudan, a difference of 1.05 people per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Sudan ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 31st and South Sudan ranks 33rd of 214 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16 people per square kilometre | 16.17 people per square kilometre | 0.1754 people per square kilometre | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 17.8 people per square kilometre | 16.18 people per square kilometre | 1.62 people per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or South Sudan?
- Papua New Guinea, at 18.24 people per square kilometre against 17.19 people per square kilometre in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and South Sudan?
- 1.05 people per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Sudan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Sudan rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 31st and South Sudan ranks 33rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people without access to electricity, 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 without access to electricity 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.