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

Papua New Guinea
0.0044 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Peru
0.0038 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
36th
Peru rank
39th

Country area — Area, per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Peru
0.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0044 1000 ha per person against 0.0038 1000 ha per person in Peru, a difference of 0.0006 1000 ha per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 36th and Peru ranks 39th of 190 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0207 1000 ha per person 0.011 1000 ha per person 0.0098 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.0167 1000 ha per person 0.0085 1000 ha per person 0.0082 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0135 1000 ha per person 0.0066 1000 ha per person 0.0068 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0102 1000 ha per person 0.0053 1000 ha per person 0.0049 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0072 1000 ha per person 0.0046 1000 ha per person 0.0026 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0054 1000 ha per person 0.0042 1000 ha per person 0.0012 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0045 1000 ha per person 0.0038 1000 ha per person 0.0007 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Peru?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0044 1000 ha per person against 0.0038 1000 ha per person in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Peru?
0.0006 1000 ha per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Peru?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Peru rank globally for country area — area, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 36th and Peru ranks 39th 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.