Bhutan vs Papua New Guinea: Land area in hectares, per capita
Bhutan
4.85 hectares per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
4.36 hectares per person
in 2023
Bhutan rank
33rd
Papua New Guinea rank
35th
Land area in hectares, per capita over time
- Bhutan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 4.85 hectares per person against 4.36 hectares per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.49 hectares 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 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th of 215 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 | 17.92 hectares per person | 20.28 hectares per person | 2.36 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 13.05 hectares per person | 16.33 hectares per person | 3.28 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 9.39 hectares per person | 13.17 hectares per person | 3.79 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 7.49 hectares per person | 9.98 hectares per person | 2.49 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 5.98 hectares per person | 7.08 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.19 hectares per person | 5.28 hectares per person | 0.0881 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.9 hectares per person | 4.48 hectares per person | 0.418 hectares per person | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, per capita, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
- Bhutan, at 4.85 hectares per person against 4.36 hectares per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares, per capita between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.49 hectares 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 area in hectares, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.