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
01.0k2.0k3.0k196219932025

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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Indicator
GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
254 places, 13,209 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.