Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Land area in square kilometers, per capita

Papua New Guinea
0.0436 sq. km per person
in 2023
Sweden
0.0387 sq. km per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
35th
Sweden rank
37th

Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sweden
0.050.10.150.2196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0436 sq. km per person against 0.0387 sq. km per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0049 sq. km per person.

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

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 37th 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 Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2028 sq. km per person 0.0527 sq. km per person 0.1501 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.1633 sq. km per person 0.0498 sq. km per person 0.1135 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.1317 sq. km per person 0.0487 sq. km per person 0.0831 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0998 sq. km per person 0.0465 sq. km per person 0.0533 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0708 sq. km per person 0.0451 sq. km per person 0.0258 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0528 sq. km per person 0.0417 sq. km per person 0.0111 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0448 sq. km per person 0.039 sq. km per person 0.0059 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, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0436 sq. km per person against 0.0387 sq. km per person in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
0.0049 sq. km per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 37th 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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Indicator
Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit
sq. km 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 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.