Nicaragua vs Papua New Guinea: GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita
Nicaragua
2,847 current US$ per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2,894 current US$ per person
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
155th
Papua New Guinea rank
153rd
GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita over time
- Nicaragua
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2,894 current US$ per person against 2,847 current US$ per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 47 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 155th and Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 220.85 current US$ per person | 163.77 current US$ per person | 57.08 current US$ per person | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 481.28 current US$ per person | 467.07 current US$ per person | 14.21 current US$ per person | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 669.75 current US$ per person | 795.81 current US$ per person | 126.07 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 570.59 current US$ per person | 951.27 current US$ per person | 380.69 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1,159 current US$ per person | 792.84 current US$ per person | 366.34 current US$ per person | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1,826 current US$ per person | 2,264 current US$ per person | 438.31 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2,288 current US$ per person | 2,672 current US$ per person | 383.89 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni, atlas method (current us$), per capita, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2,894 current US$ per person against 2,847 current US$ per person in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni, atlas method (current us$), per capita between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
- 47 current US$ per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gni, atlas method (current us$), per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 155th and Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GNI, Atlas method (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.