Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: People without electricity country, per square kilometre

Cameroon
16.81 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
18.24 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
34th
Papua New Guinea rank
31st

People without electricity country, per square kilometre over time

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
05101520199120072023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.24 units per square kilometre against 16.81 units per square kilometre in Cameroon, a difference of 1.43 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 31st of 214 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 17.92 units per square kilometre 10.55 units per square kilometre 7.37 units per square kilometre Cameroon
2000s 18.87 units per square kilometre 12.24 units per square kilometre 6.64 units per square kilometre Cameroon
2010s 19.87 units per square kilometre 15.59 units per square kilometre 4.28 units per square kilometre Cameroon
2020s 18.31 units per square kilometre 17.8 units per square kilometre 0.5111 units per square kilometre Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people without electricity country, per square kilometre, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 18.24 units per square kilometre against 16.81 units per square kilometre in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in people without electricity country, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
1.43 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for people without electricity country, per square kilometre?
Cameroon ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 31st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as People without electricity country, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
People without electricity country, 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

People without electricity country 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.