Low & middle income vs Papua New Guinea: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Low & middle income
0.012 sq. km per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0438 sq. km per person
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
35th
Papua New Guinea rank
38th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Low & middle income
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0438 sq. km per person against 0.012 sq. km per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.0318 sq. km per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.7 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0339 sq. km per person | 0.2072 sq. km per person | 0.1734 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.027 sq. km per person | 0.1669 sq. km per person | 0.1399 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0218 sq. km per person | 0.1346 sq. km per person | 0.1129 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0178 sq. km per person | 0.102 sq. km per person | 0.0842 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0152 sq. km per person | 0.0724 sq. km per person | 0.0572 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0132 sq. km per person | 0.0539 sq. km per person | 0.0407 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0122 sq. km per person | 0.0458 sq. km per person | 0.0337 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, Low & middle income or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0438 sq. km per person against 0.012 sq. km per person in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Low & middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0318 sq. km per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Low & middle income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Low & middle income ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 47 groups.
- 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.