Bhutan vs Papua New Guinea: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Bhutan
0.0485 sq. km per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0438 sq. km per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
36th
Papua New Guinea rank
38th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Bhutan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.0485 sq. km per person against 0.0438 sq. km per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0047 sq. km per person.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Bhutan ranks 36th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1803 sq. km per person | 0.2072 sq. km per person | 0.027 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.1313 sq. km per person | 0.1669 sq. km per person | 0.0356 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0944 sq. km per person | 0.1346 sq. km per person | 0.0402 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0754 sq. km per person | 0.102 sq. km per person | 0.0267 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0602 sq. km per person | 0.0724 sq. km per person | 0.0122 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0522 sq. km per person | 0.0539 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0492 sq. km per person | 0.0454 sq. km per person | 0.0038 sq. km per person | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
- Bhutan, at 0.0485 sq. km per person against 0.0438 sq. km per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0047 sq. km per person, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 36th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Surface 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.