Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Exports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
4,270 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
6,258 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2004
Afghanistan rank
180th
Papua New Guinea rank
178th

Exports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Papua New Guinea
02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 6,258 current US$ per square kilometre against 4,270 current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 1,988 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.5 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 178th of 190 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 136.66 current US$ per square kilometre 143.75 current US$ per square kilometre 7.08 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1970s 421.35 current US$ per square kilometre 1,114 current US$ per square kilometre 692.65 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 6,258 current US$ per square kilometre against 4,270 current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2004.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
1,988 current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
18 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1978.
How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for exports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 178th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports of goods and services (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
234 places, 10,747 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Exports of goods and services (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.