Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre

Botswana
92,033 current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
107,193 current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
185th
Papua New Guinea rank
182nd

GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Papua New Guinea
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k199020062023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 107,193 current international $ per square kilometre against 92,033 current international $ per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 15,160 current international $ per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Botswana ranks 185th and Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 19,679 current international $ per square kilometre 23,143 current international $ per square kilometre 3,464 current international $ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 36,655 current international $ per square kilometre 33,685 current international $ per square kilometre 2,970 current international $ per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 56,347 current international $ per square kilometre 66,969 current international $ per square kilometre 10,621 current international $ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 79,492 current international $ per square kilometre 94,811 current international $ per square kilometre 15,319 current international $ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 107,193 current international $ per square kilometre against 92,033 current international $ per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
15,160 current international $ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 185th and Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre
Unit
current international $ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
248 places, 8,088 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

GDP, PPP (current international $) 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.