Libya vs Papua New Guinea: Urban population, per square kilometre
Libya
3.65 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.45 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya rank
205th
Papua New Guinea rank
208th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Libya
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Libya currently reports 3.65 units per square kilometre against 3.45 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2 units 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 205th and Papua New Guinea ranks 208th of 216 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 units per square kilometre | 0.2919 units per square kilometre | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.8823 units per square kilometre | 0.7622 units per square kilometre | 0.1201 units per square kilometre | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.67 units per square kilometre | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 0.5981 units per square kilometre | Libya |
| 1990s | 2.31 units per square kilometre | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 0.8577 units per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2000s | 2.9 units per square kilometre | 1.86 units per square kilometre | 1.04 units per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2010s | 3.27 units per square kilometre | 2.54 units per square kilometre | 0.7337 units per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2020s | 3.58 units per square kilometre | 3.26 units per square kilometre | 0.3236 units per square kilometre | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Libya or Papua New Guinea?
- Libya, at 3.65 units per square kilometre against 3.45 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Libya and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2 units 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 urban population, per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 205th and Papua New Guinea ranks 208th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, 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
Urban population 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.