Libya vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Libya
3.65 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.45 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya rank
204th
Papua New Guinea rank
207th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Libya
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Libya currently reports 3.65 people per square kilometre against 3.45 people per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2 people per square kilometre.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 204th and Papua New Guinea ranks 207th of 215 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2977 people per square kilometre | 0.2919 people per square kilometre | 0.0059 people per square kilometre | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.8823 people per square kilometre | 0.7622 people per square kilometre | 0.1201 people per square kilometre | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.67 people per square kilometre | 1.08 people per square kilometre | 0.5981 people per square kilometre | Libya |
| 1990s | 2.31 people per square kilometre | 1.45 people per square kilometre | 0.8577 people per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2000s | 2.9 people per square kilometre | 1.86 people per square kilometre | 1.04 people per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2010s | 3.27 people per square kilometre | 2.54 people per square kilometre | 0.7337 people per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2020s | 3.58 people per square kilometre | 3.26 people per square kilometre | 0.3236 people per square kilometre | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Libya or Papua New Guinea?
- Libya, at 3.65 people per square kilometre against 3.45 people per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Libya and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2 people per square kilometre, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 204th and Papua New Guinea ranks 207th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, 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
Number of people living in urban and rural areas 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.