What is the difference in share of land defined as natural habitat between Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea?

1.99, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea?

24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land defined as natural habitat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: Share of land defined as natural habitat

Equatorial Guinea

92.69

in 2010

Papua New Guinea

94.68

in 2010

Equatorial Guinea rank

14th

Papua New Guinea rank

12th

Share of land defined as natural habitat over time

Equatorial Guinea
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 94.68 against 92.69 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 1.99.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th and Papua New Guinea ranks 12th of 168 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 8 and Papua New Guinea in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1780s	96.09	95.73	0.3587	Equatorial Guinea
1790s	96.05	95.73	0.3235	Equatorial Guinea
1800s	96	95.72	0.2841	Equatorial Guinea
1810s	95.96	95.72	0.2463	Equatorial Guinea
1820s	95.9	95.71	0.1898	Equatorial Guinea
1830s	95.84	95.7	0.1354	Equatorial Guinea
1840s	95.78	95.7	0.0827	Equatorial Guinea
1850s	95.72	95.69	0.023	Equatorial Guinea
1860s	95.65	95.68	0.0385	Papua New Guinea
1870s	95.38	95.68	0.2984	Papua New Guinea
1880s	95.09	95.67	0.5795	Papua New Guinea
1890s	94.78	95.66	0.8822	Papua New Guinea
1900s	94.44	95.65	1.21	Papua New Guinea
1910s	94.06	95.64	1.58	Papua New Guinea
1920s	93.77	95.62	1.85	Papua New Guinea
1930s	93.46	95.58	2.12	Papua New Guinea
1940s	93.11	95.54	2.43	Papua New Guinea
1950s	92.56	95.5	2.94	Papua New Guinea
1960s	91.51	95.41	3.91	Papua New Guinea
1970s	90.95	95.27	4.33	Papua New Guinea
1980s	90.7	95.17	4.47	Papua New Guinea
1990s	91.57	95	3.44	Papua New Guinea
2000s	92.39	94.82	2.44	Papua New Guinea
2010s	92.69	94.68	1.99	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land defined as natural habitat, Equatorial Guinea or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 94.68 against 92.69 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2010.
What is the difference in share of land defined as natural habitat between Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea?: 1.99, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of land defined as natural habitat?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th and Papua New Guinea ranks 12th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land defined as natural habitat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of land defined as natural habitat
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 4,032 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Natural ecosystems include forest, grassland, savanna, and shrublands, and other classes such as peatlands and marshes. It is total land minus land that is used by humans for agriculture – either croplands or pasture – or for infrastructure and urban environments.