Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Reservoir minimum water area

Namibia
38.81
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
38.14
in 2022
Namibia rank
92nd
Papua New Guinea rank
94th

Reservoir minimum water area over time

  • Namibia
  • Papua New Guinea
0204060200020112022

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 38.81 against 38.14 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.67.

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

Namibia ranks 92nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 94th of 219 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 52.77 38.9 13.87 Namibia
2010s 48.22 39 9.22 Namibia
2020s 36.73 37.11 0.379 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reservoir minimum water area, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
Namibia, at 38.81 against 38.14 in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in reservoir minimum water area between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
0.67, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for reservoir minimum water area?
Namibia ranks 92nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 94th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Reservoir minimum 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 minimum 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