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
510152025196119922023

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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Indicator
Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.