Gabon vs Papua New Guinea: Adjusted net national income (current US$), per square kilometre

Gabon
40,940 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
40,502 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Gabon rank
156th
Papua New Guinea rank
157th

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

  • Gabon
  • Papua New Guinea
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197019952021

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 40,940 current US$ per square kilometre against 40,502 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 438 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 157th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 8,758 current US$ per square kilometre 4,493 current US$ per square kilometre 4,265 current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
1990s 9,180 current US$ per square kilometre 6,644 current US$ per square kilometre 2,536 current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
2000s 16,126 current US$ per square kilometre 9,478 current US$ per square kilometre 6,648 current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
2010s 34,927 current US$ per square kilometre 36,579 current US$ per square kilometre 1,652 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 39,699 current US$ per square kilometre 41,824 current US$ per square kilometre 2,124 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted net national income (current us$), per square kilometre, Gabon or Papua New Guinea?
Gabon, at 40,940 current US$ per square kilometre against 40,502 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted net national income (current us$), per square kilometre between Gabon and Papua New Guinea?
438 current US$ per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Papua New Guinea?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Gabon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for adjusted net national income (current us$), per square kilometre?
Gabon ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 157th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted net national income (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 9,442 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted net national income (current US$) 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.