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

Bhutan
0.0485 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0436 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Bhutan rank
31st
Papua New Guinea rank
33rd

Land use hidden — Land area, per capita over time

  • Bhutan
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.0485 Square kilometres per person against 0.0436 Square kilometres per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0049 Square kilometres per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Bhutan ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1792 Square kilometres per person 0.2028 Square kilometres per person 0.0236 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.1305 Square kilometres per person 0.1633 Square kilometres per person 0.0328 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0939 Square kilometres per person 0.1317 Square kilometres per person 0.0379 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0749 Square kilometres per person 0.0998 Square kilometres per person 0.0249 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0598 Square kilometres per person 0.0708 Square kilometres per person 0.0111 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0519 Square kilometres per person 0.0528 Square kilometres per person 0.0009 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.049 Square kilometres per person 0.0448 Square kilometres per person 0.0042 Square kilometres per person Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — land area, per capita, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
Bhutan, at 0.0485 Square kilometres per person against 0.0436 Square kilometres per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — land area, per capita between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
0.0049 Square kilometres per person, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
Bhutan ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd 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.