Papua New Guinea vs Spain: Rural population, per square kilometre
Papua New Guinea
19.49 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
19.23 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
131st
Spain rank
133rd
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Spain
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 19.49 units per square kilometre against 19.23 units per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.26 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 131st and Spain ranks 133rd of 215 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.66 units per square kilometre | 24.83 units per square kilometre | 20.17 units per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1970s | 5.39 units per square kilometre | 22.2 units per square kilometre | 16.82 units per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 6.54 units per square kilometre | 20.53 units per square kilometre | 13.99 units per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 8.67 units per square kilometre | 19.44 units per square kilometre | 10.77 units per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 12.37 units per square kilometre | 19.83 units per square kilometre | 7.46 units per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 16.52 units per square kilometre | 19.47 units per square kilometre | 2.95 units per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 19.05 units per square kilometre | 19.21 units per square kilometre | 0.1547 units per square kilometre | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Spain?
- Papua New Guinea, at 19.49 units per square kilometre against 19.23 units per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Spain?
- 0.26 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Spain rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 131st and Spain ranks 133rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, 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
Rural population 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.