Bhutan vs Papua New Guinea: Land area — Area, per capita
Bhutan
0.0048 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0043 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
31st
Papua New Guinea rank
33rd
Land area — Area, per capita over time
- Bhutan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.0048 1000 ha per person against 0.0043 1000 ha per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0005 1000 ha per person.
That makes Bhutan'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.
Bhutan ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0179 1000 ha per person | 0.0203 1000 ha per person | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0131 1000 ha per person | 0.0163 1000 ha per person | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0094 1000 ha per person | 0.0132 1000 ha per person | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0075 1000 ha per person | 0.01 1000 ha per person | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.006 1000 ha per person | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
- Bhutan, at 0.0048 1000 ha per person against 0.0043 1000 ha per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0005 1000 ha per person, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land area — area, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area — 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
Land 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.