Bhutan vs Papua New Guinea: Country area — Area, per capita

Bhutan
0.0049 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0044 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
34th
Papua New Guinea rank
36th

Country area — Area, per capita over time

  • Bhutan
  • Papua New Guinea
0.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922024

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.0049 1000 ha per person against 0.0044 1000 ha per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0005 1000 ha per person.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Bhutan ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.018 1000 ha per person 0.0207 1000 ha per person 0.0027 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.0131 1000 ha per person 0.0167 1000 ha per person 0.0036 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0094 1000 ha per person 0.0135 1000 ha per person 0.004 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0075 1000 ha per person 0.0102 1000 ha per person 0.0027 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.006 1000 ha per person 0.0072 1000 ha per person 0.0012 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0052 1000 ha per person 0.0054 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0049 1000 ha per person 0.0045 1000 ha per person 0.0004 1000 ha per person Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
Bhutan, at 0.0049 1000 ha per person against 0.0044 1000 ha per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
0.0005 1000 ha per person, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for country area — area, per capita?
Bhutan ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Country area — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 11,205 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.