Bhutan vs Papua New Guinea: Population regions with projections, per square kilometre

Bhutan
20.62 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
22.94 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan rank
183rd
Papua New Guinea rank
181st

Population regions with projections, per square kilometre over time

  • Bhutan
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 22.94 units per square kilometre against 20.62 units per square kilometre in Bhutan, a difference of 2.32 units per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 183rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 181st of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 5.62 units per square kilometre 4.95 units per square kilometre 0.6711 units per square kilometre Bhutan
1970s 7.73 units per square kilometre 6.15 units per square kilometre 1.59 units per square kilometre Bhutan
1980s 10.74 units per square kilometre 7.62 units per square kilometre 3.12 units per square kilometre Bhutan
1990s 13.42 units per square kilometre 10.12 units per square kilometre 3.29 units per square kilometre Bhutan
2000s 16.81 units per square kilometre 14.24 units per square kilometre 2.57 units per square kilometre Bhutan
2010s 19.29 units per square kilometre 19.05 units per square kilometre 0.2346 units per square kilometre Bhutan
2020s 20.4 units per square kilometre 22.31 units per square kilometre 1.91 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population regions with projections, per square kilometre, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 22.94 units per square kilometre against 20.62 units per square kilometre in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in population regions with projections, per square kilometre between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
2.32 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population regions with projections, per square kilometre?
Bhutan ranks 183rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 181st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population regions with projections, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population regions with projections, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
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Population regions with projections divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.