Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: GNI (current US$), per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
62,996 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Solomon Islands
54,708 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
182nd
Solomon Islands rank
183rd

GNI (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 62,996 current US$ per square kilometre against 54,708 current US$ per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, a difference of 8,288 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd and Solomon Islands ranks 183rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1970s 3,286 current US$ per square kilometre 2,013 current US$ per square kilometre 1,273 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 5,934 current US$ per square kilometre 5,966 current US$ per square kilometre 31.84 current US$ per square kilometre Solomon Islands
1990s 9,003 current US$ per square kilometre 13,537 current US$ per square kilometre 4,534 current US$ per square kilometre Solomon Islands
2000s 12,867 current US$ per square kilometre 19,072 current US$ per square kilometre 6,205 current US$ per square kilometre Solomon Islands
2010s 44,071 current US$ per square kilometre 45,875 current US$ per square kilometre 1,804 current US$ per square kilometre Solomon Islands
2020s 58,487 current US$ per square kilometre 54,971 current US$ per square kilometre 3,516 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current us$), per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
Papua New Guinea, at 62,996 current US$ per square kilometre against 54,708 current US$ per square kilometre in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in gni (current us$), per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
8,288 current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for gni (current us$), per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd and Solomon Islands ranks 183rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI (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
254 places, 13,003 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GNI (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.