Iraq vs Papua New Guinea: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita

Iraq
0.0073 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0078 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Iraq rank
41st
Papua New Guinea rank
39th

Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita over time

  • Iraq
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0078 Square kilometres per person against 0.0073 Square kilometres per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.0005 Square kilometres per person.

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

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

Iraq ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0426 Square kilometres per person 0.2003 Square kilometres per person 0.1577 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.0306 Square kilometres per person 0.1607 Square kilometres per person 0.1302 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0223 Square kilometres per person 0.1293 Square kilometres per person 0.107 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0167 Square kilometres per person 0.0175 Square kilometres per person 0.0008 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0125 Square kilometres per person 0.0124 Square kilometres per person 0.0002 Square kilometres per person Iraq
2010s 0.0093 Square kilometres per person 0.0092 Square kilometres per person 0 Square kilometres per person Iraq
2020s 0.0076 Square kilometres per person 0.008 Square kilometres per person 0.0004 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 — other areas, per capita, Iraq or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0078 Square kilometres per person against 0.0073 Square kilometres per person in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — other areas, per capita between Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
0.0005 Square kilometres per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
Iraq ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Other areas, 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 — Other areas, 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.