Middle income vs Papua New Guinea: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Middle income
0.0109 sq. km per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0438 sq. km per person
in 2024
Middle income rank
37th
Papua New Guinea rank
38th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Middle income
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0438 sq. km per person against 0.0109 sq. km per person in Middle income, a difference of 0.0329 sq. km per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 4.0 times Middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 37th 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 | Middle income | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0294 sq. km per person | 0.2072 sq. km per person | 0.1778 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0234 sq. km per person | 0.1669 sq. km per person | 0.1435 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.019 sq. km per person | 0.1346 sq. km per person | 0.1157 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0157 sq. km per person | 0.102 sq. km per person | 0.0864 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0135 sq. km per person | 0.0724 sq. km per person | 0.0589 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0119 sq. km per person | 0.0539 sq. km per person | 0.0421 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0111 sq. km per person | 0.0458 sq. km per person | 0.0348 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, Middle income or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0438 sq. km per person against 0.0109 sq. km per person in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0329 sq. km per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Middle income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Middle income ranks 37th 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.