Brazil vs Papua New Guinea: Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Brazil
0.0396 sq. km per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0436 sq. km per person
in 2023
Brazil rank
36th
Papua New Guinea rank
35th
Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time
- Brazil
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0436 sq. km per person against 0.0396 sq. km per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.004 sq. km per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 36th and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1002 sq. km per person | 0.2028 sq. km per person | 0.1025 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0788 sq. km per person | 0.1633 sq. km per person | 0.0845 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0626 sq. km per person | 0.1317 sq. km per person | 0.0691 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0522 sq. km per person | 0.0998 sq. km per person | 0.0476 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0456 sq. km per person | 0.0708 sq. km per person | 0.0252 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0417 sq. km per person | 0.0528 sq. km per person | 0.0111 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0398 sq. km per person | 0.0448 sq. km per person | 0.005 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, Brazil or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0436 sq. km per person against 0.0396 sq. km per person in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.004 sq. km per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 36th 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.