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

Papua New Guinea
0.0436 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Vanuatu
0.038 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
33rd
Vanuatu rank
36th

Land use hidden — Land area, per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0436 Square kilometres per person against 0.038 Square kilometres per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0056 Square kilometres per person.

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

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd and Vanuatu ranks 36th 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 Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2028 Square kilometres per person 0.1643 Square kilometres per person 0.0385 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.1633 Square kilometres per person 0.1239 Square kilometres per person 0.0394 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.1317 Square kilometres per person 0.0948 Square kilometres per person 0.0369 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0998 Square kilometres per person 0.0741 Square kilometres per person 0.0257 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0708 Square kilometres per person 0.0587 Square kilometres per person 0.0121 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0528 Square kilometres per person 0.0464 Square kilometres per person 0.0064 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0448 Square kilometres per person 0.0394 Square kilometres per person 0.0054 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 Vanuatu?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0436 Square kilometres per person against 0.038 Square kilometres per person in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — land area, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
0.0056 Square kilometres per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd and Vanuatu ranks 36th 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.