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

Papua New Guinea
7.89 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
7.77 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
161st
Saudi Arabia rank
162nd

Labor force, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Saudi Arabia
2468199020062023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 7.89 units per square kilometre against 7.77 units per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.12 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 161st and Saudi Arabia ranks 162nd of 186 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 2.88 units per square kilometre 1.79 units per square kilometre 1.09 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 4.23 units per square kilometre 3.04 units per square kilometre 1.19 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 6.05 units per square kilometre 5.66 units per square kilometre 0.3956 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 7.58 units per square kilometre 7.15 units per square kilometre 0.4306 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, Papua New Guinea or Saudi Arabia?
Papua New Guinea, at 7.89 units per square kilometre against 7.77 units per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
0.12 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 161st and Saudi Arabia ranks 162nd of 186 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.