Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Inland waters — Area, per capita

Malawi
0.0001 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0001 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
23rd
Papua New Guinea rank
26th

Inland waters — Area, per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Papua New Guinea
0000.001196119922024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0001 1000 ha per person against 0.0001 1000 ha per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 1000 ha per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 140 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0006 1000 ha per person 0.0004 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person Malawi
1970s 0.0005 1000 ha per person 0.0004 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person Malawi
1980s 0.0003 1000 ha per person 0.0003 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person Malawi
1990s 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person Malawi
2000s 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person Malawi
2010s 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person Malawi
2020s 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, per capita, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
Malawi, at 0.0001 1000 ha per person against 0.0001 1000 ha per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in inland waters — area, per capita between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
0 1000 ha per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for inland waters — area, per capita?
Malawi ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Inland waters — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Inland waters — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
142 places, 8,058 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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