Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis
Ethiopia
2.73 million people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.50 million people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
19th
Papua New Guinea rank
16th
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis over time
- Ethiopia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.50 million people against 2.73 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.78 million people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.7 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 19th and Papua New Guinea ranks 16th of 66 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.00 million people | 4.27 million people | 25.73 million people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 16.55 million people | 5.61 million people | 10.94 million people | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.78 million people | 5.68 million people | 901,770 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis, Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.50 million people against 2.73 million people in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis between Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.78 million people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis?
- Ethiopia ranks 19th and Papua New Guinea ranks 16th of 66 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for lymphatic filariasis.