Eritrea vs Papua New Guinea: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Eritrea
3.29 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
3.65 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea rank
152nd
Papua New Guinea rank
149th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Eritrea
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.65 units per square kilometre against 3.29 units per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 0.36 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 152nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 149th of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 2.17 units per square kilometre 1.13 units per square kilometre 1.04 units per square kilometre Eritrea
2000s 3.07 units per square kilometre 1.18 units per square kilometre 1.89 units per square kilometre Eritrea
2010s 2.88 units per square kilometre 2.74 units per square kilometre 0.1405 units per square kilometre Eritrea
2020s 3.29 units per square kilometre 3.31 units per square kilometre 0.0275 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Eritrea or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.65 units per square kilometre against 3.29 units per square kilometre in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
0.36 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
17 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Eritrea ranks 152nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 149th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils 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.