Bulgaria vs Papua New Guinea: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre

Bulgaria
0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
49th
Papua New Guinea rank
51st

Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Papua New Guinea
0.0010.0010.0020.002196119922023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 51st of 139 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Papua New Guinea?
Bulgaria, at 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
0 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 51st of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
141 places, 7,913 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Inland waters — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.