New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: Land area — Area, per capita
New Zealand
0.005 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0043 1000 ha per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
30th
Papua New Guinea rank
33rd
Land area — Area, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.005 1000 ha per person against 0.0043 1000 ha per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0007 1000 ha per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 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.
New Zealand ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0101 1000 ha per person | 0.0203 1000 ha per person | 0.0102 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0088 1000 ha per person | 0.0163 1000 ha per person | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0082 1000 ha per person | 0.0132 1000 ha per person | 0.005 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0072 1000 ha per person | 0.01 1000 ha per person | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, per capita, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea?
- New Zealand, at 0.005 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 New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0007 1000 ha per person, with New Zealand 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 land area — area, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 30th 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.