Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre

Namibia
280,563 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
244,268 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia rank
201st
Papua New Guinea rank
204th

GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Namibia
  • Papua New Guinea
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 280,563 current LCU per square kilometre against 244,268 current LCU per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 36,295 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Namibia ranks 201st and Papua New Guinea ranks 204th of 210 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 4,412 current LCU per square kilometre 5,220 current LCU per square kilometre 808.63 current LCU per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 17,575 current LCU per square kilometre 12,808 current LCU per square kilometre 4,767 current LCU per square kilometre Namibia
2000s 58,673 current LCU per square kilometre 41,838 current LCU per square kilometre 16,835 current LCU per square kilometre Namibia
2010s 166,638 current LCU per square kilometre 130,629 current LCU per square kilometre 36,009 current LCU per square kilometre Namibia
2020s 241,137 current LCU per square kilometre 218,696 current LCU per square kilometre 22,441 current LCU per square kilometre Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
Namibia, at 280,563 current LCU per square kilometre against 244,268 current LCU per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
36,295 current LCU per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Namibia ranks 201st and Papua New Guinea ranks 204th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,960 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (current LCU) 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.