Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Labor force, total, per square kilometre

Congo
7.27 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
7.89 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
166th
Papua New Guinea rank
163rd

Labor force, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
2468199020062023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 7.89 units per square kilometre against 7.27 units per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.62 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 166th and Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 3.07 units per square kilometre 2.88 units per square kilometre 0.192 units per square kilometre Congo
2000s 4.29 units per square kilometre 4.23 units per square kilometre 0.0564 units per square kilometre Congo
2010s 5.87 units per square kilometre 6.05 units per square kilometre 0.1813 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 6.83 units per square kilometre 7.58 units per square kilometre 0.755 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per square kilometre, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 7.89 units per square kilometre against 7.27 units per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per square kilometre between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
0.62 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
Congo ranks 166th and Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labor force, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
234 places, 7,804 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Labor force, total 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.