Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Reservoir maximum water area

Lesotho
43.01
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
44.01
in 2022
Lesotho rank
100th
Papua New Guinea rank
99th

Reservoir maximum water area over time

  • Lesotho
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 44.01 against 43.01 in Lesotho, a difference of 1.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Lesotho ranks 100th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 219 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 38.84 43.12 4.28 Papua New Guinea
2010s 48.5 43.48 5.01 Lesotho
2020s 43.33 42.93 0.3964 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reservoir maximum water area, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 44.01 against 43.01 in Lesotho as of 2022.
What is the difference in reservoir maximum water area between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
1, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for reservoir maximum water area?
Lesotho ranks 100th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Reservoir maximum water area (square kilometres). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Reservoir maximum water area (square kilometres)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
277 places, 6,369 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed