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

Papua New Guinea
18.24 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Sudan
17.19 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
31st
South Sudan rank
33rd

People without electricity country, per square kilometre over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.24 units per square kilometre against 17.19 units per square kilometre in South Sudan, a difference of 1.05 units 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 units per square kilometre 16.17 units per square kilometre 0.1754 units per square kilometre South Sudan
2020s 17.8 units per square kilometre 16.18 units per square kilometre 1.62 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people without electricity country, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or South Sudan?
Papua New Guinea, at 18.24 units per square kilometre against 17.19 units per square kilometre in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in people without electricity country, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and South Sudan?
1.05 units 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 people without electricity country, 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 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.