Nicaragua vs Papua New Guinea: Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita

Nicaragua
1,747 current US$ per person
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
1,832 current US$ per person
in 2021
Nicaragua rank
138th
Papua New Guinea rank
135th

Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Papua New Guinea
05001.0k1.5k2.0k197119962021

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1,832 current US$ per person against 1,747 current US$ per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 85 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 138th and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 605.31 current US$ per person 587.64 current US$ per person 17.67 current US$ per person Nicaragua
1990s 567.06 current US$ per person 660.61 current US$ per person 93.56 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 1,063 current US$ per person 640.22 current US$ per person 423.1 current US$ per person Nicaragua
2010s 1,668 current US$ per person 1,908 current US$ per person 240.22 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 1,688 current US$ per person 1,911 current US$ per person 223.34 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1,832 current US$ per person against 1,747 current US$ per person in Nicaragua as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
85 current US$ per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 138th and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
231 places, 9,520 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted net national income (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.