Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.0438 sq. km per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.05 sq. km per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
38th
Sweden rank
35th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.05 sq. km per person against 0.0438 sq. km per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0062 sq. km per person.
That makes Sweden'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.
Papua New Guinea ranks 38th and Sweden ranks 35th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2072 sq. km per person | 0.0578 sq. km per person | 0.1494 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.1669 sq. km per person | 0.0547 sq. km per person | 0.1122 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.1346 sq. km per person | 0.0535 sq. km per person | 0.0812 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.102 sq. km per person | 0.0511 sq. km per person | 0.0509 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0724 sq. km per person | 0.0495 sq. km per person | 0.0229 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0539 sq. km per person | 0.0515 sq. km per person | 0.0025 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0454 sq. km per person | 0.0505 sq. km per person | 0.0051 sq. km per person | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.05 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 Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 0.0062 sq. km per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 38th and Sweden ranks 35th 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.