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

Papua New Guinea
0.0078 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Sweden
0.0093 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
39th
Sweden rank
36th

Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0093 Square kilometres per person against 0.0078 Square kilometres per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0015 Square kilometres per person.

That makes Sweden'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.

Papua New Guinea ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 36th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2003 Square kilometres per person 0.0476 Square kilometres per person 0.1527 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.1607 Square kilometres per person 0.0452 Square kilometres per person 0.1155 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.1293 Square kilometres per person 0.0444 Square kilometres per person 0.0849 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0175 Square kilometres per person 0.0106 Square kilometres per person 0.0069 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0124 Square kilometres per person 0.0105 Square kilometres per person 0.0018 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0092 Square kilometres per person 0.0099 Square kilometres per person 0.0007 Square kilometres per person Sweden
2020s 0.008 Square kilometres per person 0.0093 Square kilometres per person 0.0013 Square kilometres per person Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — other areas, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0093 Square kilometres per person against 0.0078 Square kilometres per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — other areas, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
0.0015 Square kilometres per person, with Sweden 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 — other areas, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 36th 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.