Papua New Guinea vs Peru: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.0438 sq. km per person
in 2024
Peru
0.0376 sq. km per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
38th
Peru rank
41st
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0438 sq. km per person against 0.0376 sq. km per person in Peru, a difference of 0.0062 sq. km per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 38th and Peru ranks 41st of 216 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2072 sq. km per person | 0.1096 sq. km per person | 0.0976 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.1669 sq. km per person | 0.0852 sq. km per person | 0.0817 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.1346 sq. km per person | 0.0665 sq. km per person | 0.0682 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.102 sq. km per person | 0.0535 sq. km per person | 0.0485 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0724 sq. km per person | 0.0461 sq. km per person | 0.0263 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0539 sq. km per person | 0.0422 sq. km per person | 0.0117 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0454 sq. km per person | 0.0384 sq. km per person | 0.007 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, Papua New Guinea or Peru?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0438 sq. km per person against 0.0376 sq. km per person in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 0.0062 sq. km per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Peru rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 38th and Peru ranks 41st 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.