Niger vs Papua New Guinea: Land area — Area, per capita
Niger
0.0047 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0043 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Niger rank
32nd
Papua New Guinea rank
33rd
Land area — Area, per capita over time
- Niger
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.0047 1000 ha per person against 0.0043 1000 ha per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0004 1000 ha per person.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd of 190 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0314 1000 ha per person | 0.0203 1000 ha per person | 0.0111 1000 ha per person | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.0242 1000 ha per person | 0.0163 1000 ha per person | 0.0079 1000 ha per person | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.0181 1000 ha per person | 0.0132 1000 ha per person | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.0133 1000 ha per person | 0.01 1000 ha per person | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.0094 1000 ha per person | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.005 1000 ha per person | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
- Niger, at 0.0047 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 Niger and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0004 1000 ha per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land area — area, per capita?
- Niger ranks 32nd 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.