Bhutan vs Papua New Guinea: Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Bhutan
0.0485 sq. km per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0436 sq. km per person
in 2023
Bhutan rank
33rd
Papua New Guinea rank
35th
Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time
- Bhutan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.0485 sq. km per person against 0.0436 sq. km per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0049 sq. km 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 | 0.1792 sq. km per person | 0.2028 sq. km per person | 0.0236 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.1305 sq. km per person | 0.1633 sq. km per person | 0.0328 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0939 sq. km per person | 0.1317 sq. km per person | 0.0379 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0749 sq. km per person | 0.0998 sq. km per person | 0.0249 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0598 sq. km per person | 0.0708 sq. km per person | 0.0111 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0519 sq. km per person | 0.0528 sq. km per person | 0.0009 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.049 sq. km per person | 0.0448 sq. km per person | 0.0042 sq. km per person | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
- Bhutan, at 0.0485 sq. km per person against 0.0436 sq. km per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0049 sq. km 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 square kilometers, 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 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.