Bhutan vs New Zealand: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita

Bhutan
0.0485 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0506 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Bhutan rank
31st
New Zealand rank
30th

Land use hidden — Land area, per capita over time

  • Bhutan
  • New Zealand
0.050.10.150.2196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0506 Square kilometres per person against 0.0485 Square kilometres per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0021 Square kilometres per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 30th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1792 Square kilometres per person 0.1008 Square kilometres per person 0.0785 Square kilometres per person Bhutan
1970s 0.1305 Square kilometres per person 0.0876 Square kilometres per person 0.0429 Square kilometres per person Bhutan
1980s 0.0939 Square kilometres per person 0.0819 Square kilometres per person 0.012 Square kilometres per person Bhutan
1990s 0.0749 Square kilometres per person 0.0725 Square kilometres per person 0.0024 Square kilometres per person Bhutan
2000s 0.0598 Square kilometres per person 0.0645 Square kilometres per person 0.0047 Square kilometres per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0519 Square kilometres per person 0.0572 Square kilometres per person 0.0053 Square kilometres per person New Zealand
2020s 0.049 Square kilometres per person 0.0515 Square kilometres per person 0.0025 Square kilometres per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — land area, per capita, Bhutan or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.0506 Square kilometres per person against 0.0485 Square kilometres per person in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — land area, per capita between Bhutan and New Zealand?
0.0021 Square kilometres per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and New Zealand rank globally for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
Bhutan ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 30th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita
Unit
Square kilometres per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,717 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.