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

Papua New Guinea
0.0436 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Sweden
0.0387 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
33rd
Sweden rank
35th

Land use hidden — Land area, per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0436 Square kilometres per person against 0.0387 Square kilometres per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0049 Square kilometres per person.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 35th of 181 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 0.2028 Square kilometres per person 0.0527 Square kilometres per person 0.1501 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.1633 Square kilometres per person 0.0498 Square kilometres per person 0.1135 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.1317 Square kilometres per person 0.0487 Square kilometres per person 0.0831 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0998 Square kilometres per person 0.0465 Square kilometres per person 0.0533 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0708 Square kilometres per person 0.0451 Square kilometres per person 0.0258 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0528 Square kilometres per person 0.0417 Square kilometres per person 0.0111 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0448 Square kilometres per person 0.039 Square kilometres per person 0.0059 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — land area, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0436 Square kilometres per person against 0.0387 Square kilometres per person in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — land area, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
0.0049 Square kilometres per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 35th 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.