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

Papua New Guinea
0.0445 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Sweden
0.0502 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
36th
Sweden rank
33rd

Land use hidden — Total area, per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sweden
0.050.10.150.20.25196119922023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0502 Square kilometres per person against 0.0445 Square kilometres per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0057 Square kilometres per person.

That makes Sweden'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.

Papua New Guinea ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2072 Square kilometres per person 0.0578 Square kilometres per person 0.1494 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.1669 Square kilometres per person 0.0547 Square kilometres per person 0.1122 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.1346 Square kilometres per person 0.0535 Square kilometres per person 0.0812 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.102 Square kilometres per person 0.0511 Square kilometres per person 0.0509 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0724 Square kilometres per person 0.0495 Square kilometres per person 0.0229 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0539 Square kilometres per person 0.0515 Square kilometres per person 0.0025 Square kilometres per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0458 Square kilometres per person 0.0506 Square kilometres per person 0.0048 Square kilometres per person Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — total area, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0502 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 Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
0.0057 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 — total area, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 33rd 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.