Papua New Guinea vs Spain: Land area in square kilometers
Papua New Guinea
452,860 sq. km
in 2023
Spain
499,697 sq. km
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
54th
Spain rank
51st
Land area in square kilometers over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 499,697 sq. km against 452,860 sq. km in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 46,837 sq. km.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 54th and Spain ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 452,860 sq. km | 499,780 sq. km | 46,920 sq. km | Spain |
| 1970s | 452,860 sq. km | 499,668 sq. km | 46,808 sq. km | Spain |
| 1980s | 452,860 sq. km | 499,446 sq. km | 46,586 sq. km | Spain |
| 1990s | 452,860 sq. km | 499,440 sq. km | 46,580 sq. km | Spain |
| 2000s | 452,860 sq. km | 498,959 sq. km | 46,099 sq. km | Spain |
| 2010s | 452,860 sq. km | 499,846 sq. km | 46,986 sq. km | Spain |
| 2020s | 452,860 sq. km | 499,675 sq. km | 46,815 sq. km | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, Papua New Guinea or Spain?
- Spain, at 499,697 sq. km against 452,860 sq. km in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers between Papua New Guinea and Spain?
- 46,837 sq. km, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Spain rank globally for land area in square kilometers?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 54th and Spain ranks 51st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land area in square kilometers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in square kilometers (km²). Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.