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
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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About this data
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.