New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: Land area in square kilometers, per capita
New Zealand
0.0506 sq. km per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0436 sq. km per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
32nd
Papua New Guinea rank
35th
Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.0506 sq. km per person against 0.0436 sq. km per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.007 sq. km per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 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.
New Zealand ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1008 sq. km per person | 0.2028 sq. km per person | 0.102 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0876 sq. km per person | 0.1633 sq. km per person | 0.0757 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0819 sq. km per person | 0.1317 sq. km per person | 0.0499 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0725 sq. km per person | 0.0998 sq. km per person | 0.0273 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0645 sq. km per person | 0.0708 sq. km per person | 0.0064 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0572 sq. km per person | 0.0528 sq. km per person | 0.0045 sq. km per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0515 sq. km per person | 0.0448 sq. km per person | 0.0067 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, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea?
- New Zealand, at 0.0506 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 New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.007 sq. km per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 32nd 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.