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

Papua New Guinea
0.0043 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.0039 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
33rd
Sweden rank
35th

Land area — Area, per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sweden
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 Sweden, a difference of 0.0004 1000 ha per person.

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

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 35th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0203 1000 ha per person 0.0053 1000 ha per person 0.015 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.0163 1000 ha per person 0.005 1000 ha per person 0.0113 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0132 1000 ha per person 0.0049 1000 ha per person 0.0083 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.01 1000 ha per person 0.0047 1000 ha per person 0.0053 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0071 1000 ha per person 0.0045 1000 ha per person 0.0026 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0053 1000 ha per person 0.0042 1000 ha per person 0.0011 1000 ha per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0044 1000 ha per person 0.0039 1000 ha per person 0.0006 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, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0043 1000 ha per person against 0.0039 1000 ha per person in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
0.0004 1000 ha per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for land area — area, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 35th 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.