Papua New Guinea vs Switzerland: Land use hidden — Land area, per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
1 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
1 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
Switzerland rank
2nd

Land use hidden — Land area, per square kilometre over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 Square kilometres per square kilometre against 1 Square kilometres per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0 Square kilometres per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 2nd 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 Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 1 Square kilometres per square kilometre 1 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0 Square kilometres per square kilometre —
1970s 1 Square kilometres per square kilometre 1 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0 Square kilometres per square kilometre —
1980s 1 Square kilometres per square kilometre 1 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0 Square kilometres per square kilometre —
1990s 1 Square kilometres per square kilometre 1 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0 Square kilometres per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 1 Square kilometres per square kilometre 1 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0 Square kilometres per square kilometre —
2010s 1 Square kilometres per square kilometre 1 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0 Square kilometres per square kilometre —
2020s 1 Square kilometres per square kilometre 1 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0 Square kilometres per square kilometre —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — land area, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Switzerland?
Papua New Guinea, at 1 Square kilometres per square kilometre against 1 Square kilometres per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — land area, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
0 Square kilometres per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Switzerland rank globally for land use hidden — land area, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 2nd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Land area, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
Square kilometres per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.