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

Papua New Guinea
0.0044 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.005 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
36th
Sweden rank
33rd

Country area — Area, per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sweden
0.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.005 1000 ha per person against 0.0044 1000 ha per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0006 1000 ha per person.

That makes Sweden'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.

Papua New Guinea ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0207 1000 ha per person 0.0058 1000 ha per person 0.0149 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.0167 1000 ha per person 0.0055 1000 ha per person 0.0112 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0135 1000 ha per person 0.0053 1000 ha per person 0.0081 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0102 1000 ha per person 0.0051 1000 ha per person 0.0051 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0072 1000 ha per person 0.0049 1000 ha per person 0.0023 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0054 1000 ha per person 0.0051 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0045 1000 ha per person 0.005 1000 ha per person 0.0005 1000 ha per person Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.005 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 Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
0.0006 1000 ha per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for country area — area, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 33rd 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.