Brazil vs Papua New Guinea: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Brazil
0.0401 sq. km per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0438 sq. km per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
39th
Papua New Guinea rank
38th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Brazil
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0438 sq. km per person against 0.0401 sq. km per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0037 sq. km per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 39th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 216 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1021 sq. km per person | 0.2072 sq. km per person | 0.1051 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0803 sq. km per person | 0.1669 sq. km per person | 0.0866 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0638 sq. km per person | 0.1346 sq. km per person | 0.0709 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0532 sq. km per person | 0.102 sq. km per person | 0.0488 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0465 sq. km per person | 0.0724 sq. km per person | 0.0259 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0424 sq. km per person | 0.0539 sq. km per person | 0.0115 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0405 sq. km per person | 0.0454 sq. km per person | 0.0049 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Brazil or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0438 sq. km per person against 0.0401 sq. km per person in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0037 sq. km per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Papua New Guinea rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Brazil ranks 39th 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.