Guinea-Bissau vs Papua New Guinea: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Guinea-Bissau
74.7%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
75.1%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
14th
Papua New Guinea rank
13th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 75.1% against 74.7% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 14th and Papua New Guinea ranks 13th of 253 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.3% | 76.4% | 3.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 76.0% | 2.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 75.4% | 1.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 75.2% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Guinea-Bissau or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 75.1% against 74.7% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 14th and Papua New Guinea ranks 13th of 253 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.