New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita
New Zealand
0.0506 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0436 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
30th
Papua New Guinea rank
33rd
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.0506 Square kilometres per person against 0.0436 Square kilometres per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.007 Square kilometres per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 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.
New Zealand ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd of 181 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 | 0.1008 Square kilometres per person | 0.2028 Square kilometres per person | 0.102 Square kilometres per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0876 Square kilometres per person | 0.1633 Square kilometres per person | 0.0757 Square kilometres per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0819 Square kilometres per person | 0.1317 Square kilometres per person | 0.0499 Square kilometres per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0725 Square kilometres per person | 0.0998 Square kilometres per person | 0.0273 Square kilometres per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0645 Square kilometres per person | 0.0708 Square kilometres per person | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0572 Square kilometres per person | 0.0528 Square kilometres per person | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0515 Square kilometres per person | 0.0448 Square kilometres per person | 0.0067 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, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea?
- New Zealand, at 0.0506 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 New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.007 Square kilometres per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 30th 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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About this data
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.