Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Papua New Guinea: Land area (sq. km), per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0139 sq. km per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0436 sq. km per person
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
32nd
Papua New Guinea rank
35th

Land area (sq. km), per capita over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Papua New Guinea
00.050.10.150.2196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0436 sq. km per person against 0.0139 sq. km per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.0297 sq. km per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th of 47 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0582 sq. km per person 0.2028 sq. km per person 0.1445 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.0448 sq. km per person 0.1633 sq. km per person 0.1185 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0332 sq. km per person 0.1317 sq. km per person 0.0986 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.025 sq. km per person 0.0998 sq. km per person 0.0748 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0198 sq. km per person 0.0708 sq. km per person 0.051 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0161 sq. km per person 0.0528 sq. km per person 0.0366 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0142 sq. km per person 0.0448 sq. km per person 0.0306 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area (sq. km), per capita, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0436 sq. km per person against 0.0139 sq. km per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Papua New Guinea?
0.0297 sq. km per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.