Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.0436 sq. km per person
in 2023
Vanuatu
0.038 sq. km per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
35th
Vanuatu rank
38th
Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0436 sq. km per person against 0.038 sq. km per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0056 sq. km per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 35th and Vanuatu ranks 38th 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 | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2028 sq. km per person | 0.1643 sq. km per person | 0.0385 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.1633 sq. km per person | 0.1239 sq. km per person | 0.0394 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.1317 sq. km per person | 0.0948 sq. km per person | 0.0369 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0998 sq. km per person | 0.0741 sq. km per person | 0.0257 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0708 sq. km per person | 0.0587 sq. km per person | 0.0121 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0528 sq. km per person | 0.0464 sq. km per person | 0.0064 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0448 sq. km per person | 0.0394 sq. km per person | 0.0054 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 Vanuatu?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0436 sq. km per person against 0.038 sq. km per person in Vanuatu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
- 0.0056 sq. km per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 35th and Vanuatu ranks 38th 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.