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

Bhutan
0.0488 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0445 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Bhutan rank
34th
Papua New Guinea rank
36th

Land use hidden — Total area, per capita over time

  • Bhutan
  • Papua New Guinea
0.050.10.150.20.25196119922023

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.0488 Square kilometres per person against 0.0445 Square kilometres per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0043 Square kilometres per person.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 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.

Bhutan ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1803 Square kilometres per person 0.2072 Square kilometres per person 0.027 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.1313 Square kilometres per person 0.1669 Square kilometres per person 0.0356 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0944 Square kilometres per person 0.1346 Square kilometres per person 0.0402 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0754 Square kilometres per person 0.102 Square kilometres per person 0.0267 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0602 Square kilometres per person 0.0724 Square kilometres per person 0.0122 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0522 Square kilometres per person 0.0539 Square kilometres per person 0.0017 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0493 Square kilometres per person 0.0458 Square kilometres per person 0.0035 Square kilometres per person Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — total area, per capita, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
Bhutan, at 0.0488 Square kilometres per person against 0.0445 Square kilometres per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — total area, per capita between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
0.0043 Square kilometres per person, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
Bhutan ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.