Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: Land area in hectares, per capita

Papua New Guinea
4.36 hectares per person
in 2023
Vanuatu
3.8 hectares per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
35th
Vanuatu rank
38th

Land area in hectares, per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Vanuatu
5101520196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.36 hectares per person against 3.8 hectares per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.56 hectares per person.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 35th and Vanuatu ranks 38th of 215 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 20.28 hectares per person 16.43 hectares per person 3.85 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 16.33 hectares per person 12.39 hectares per person 3.94 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 13.17 hectares per person 9.48 hectares per person 3.69 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 9.98 hectares per person 7.41 hectares per person 2.57 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 7.08 hectares per person 5.87 hectares per person 1.21 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 5.28 hectares per person 4.64 hectares per person 0.6384 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 4.48 hectares per person 3.94 hectares per person 0.5427 hectares per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in hectares, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu?
Papua New Guinea, at 4.36 hectares per person against 3.8 hectares per person in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in hectares, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
0.56 hectares per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for land area in hectares, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 35th and Vanuatu ranks 38th 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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Indicator
Land area in hectares, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.