New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: Inland waters — Area, per capita
New Zealand
0.0001 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0001 1000 ha per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
28th
Papua New Guinea rank
26th
Inland waters — Area, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0001 1000 ha per person against 0.0001 1000 ha per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0 1000 ha per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 28th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 140 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, per capita, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0001 1000 ha per person against 0.0001 1000 ha per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area, per capita between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 1000 ha per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Papua New Guinea rank globally for inland waters — area, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 28th 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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About this data
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.