Bhutan vs New Zealand: Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Bhutan
0.0485 sq. km per person
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0506 sq. km per person
in 2023
Bhutan rank
33rd
New Zealand rank
32nd
Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time
- Bhutan
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.0506 sq. km per person against 0.0485 sq. km per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0021 sq. km per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 33rd and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1792 sq. km per person | 0.1008 sq. km per person | 0.0785 sq. km per person | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 0.1305 sq. km per person | 0.0876 sq. km per person | 0.0429 sq. km per person | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 0.0939 sq. km per person | 0.0819 sq. km per person | 0.012 sq. km per person | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.0749 sq. km per person | 0.0725 sq. km per person | 0.0024 sq. km per person | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.0598 sq. km per person | 0.0645 sq. km per person | 0.0047 sq. km per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0519 sq. km per person | 0.0572 sq. km per person | 0.0053 sq. km per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.049 sq. km per person | 0.0515 sq. km per person | 0.0025 sq. km per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, Bhutan or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.0506 sq. km per person against 0.0485 sq. km per person in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Bhutan and New Zealand?
- 0.0021 sq. km per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and New Zealand rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 33rd and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in square kilometers, 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 square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.