Bhutan vs Papua New Guinea: Population density
Population density over time
- Bhutan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 22.94 people per sq. km of land area against 20.62 people per sq. km of land area in Bhutan, a difference of 2.32 people per sq. km of land area.
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 184th and Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd of 216 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 people per sq. km of land area | 4.95 people per sq. km of land area | 0.6709 people per sq. km of land area | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 7.73 people per sq. km of land area | 6.15 people per sq. km of land area | 1.58 people per sq. km of land area | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 10.74 people per sq. km of land area | 7.62 people per sq. km of land area | 3.12 people per sq. km of land area | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 13.42 people per sq. km of land area | 10.12 people per sq. km of land area | 3.29 people per sq. km of land area | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 16.81 people per sq. km of land area | 14.24 people per sq. km of land area | 2.57 people per sq. km of land area | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 19.29 people per sq. km of land area | 19.05 people per sq. km of land area | 0.2344 people per sq. km of land area | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 20.4 people per sq. km of land area | 22.31 people per sq. km of land area | 1.91 people per sq. km of land area | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 22.94 people per sq. km of land area against 20.62 people per sq. km of land area in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.32 people per sq. km of land area, 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 density?
- Bhutan ranks 184th and Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.