Brazil vs Papua New Guinea: Land area — Area, per capita

Brazil
0.0039 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0043 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
34th
Papua New Guinea rank
33rd

Land area — Area, per capita over time

  • Brazil
  • Papua New Guinea
0.0050.010.0150.02196119922024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0043 1000 ha per person against 0.0039 1000 ha per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0004 1000 ha per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd of 190 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.01 1000 ha per person 0.0203 1000 ha per person 0.0103 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.0079 1000 ha per person 0.0163 1000 ha per person 0.0084 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0063 1000 ha per person 0.0132 1000 ha per person 0.0069 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0052 1000 ha per person 0.01 1000 ha per person 0.0048 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0046 1000 ha per person 0.0071 1000 ha per person 0.0025 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0042 1000 ha per person 0.0053 1000 ha per person 0.0011 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.004 1000 ha per person 0.0044 1000 ha per person 0.0005 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Brazil or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0043 1000 ha per person against 0.0039 1000 ha per person in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
0.0004 1000 ha per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land area — area, per capita?
Brazil ranks 34th 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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Indicator
Land area — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 11,206 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.