Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita
Papua New Guinea
4,840 current international $ per person
in 2025
Vanuatu
4,969 current international $ per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
170th
Vanuatu rank
169th
GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 4,969 current international $ per person against 4,840 current international $ per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 129 current international $ per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 170th and Vanuatu ranks 169th of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,167 current international $ per person | 1,982 current international $ per person | 185.84 current international $ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2,205 current international $ per person | 2,564 current international $ per person | 358.92 current international $ per person | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 3,279 current international $ per person | 3,483 current international $ per person | 204.27 current international $ per person | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 4,237 current international $ per person | 4,447 current international $ per person | 210.1 current international $ per person | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni, ppp (current international $), per capita, Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 4,969 current international $ per person against 4,840 current international $ per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni, ppp (current international $), per capita between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
- 129 current international $ per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for gni, ppp (current international $), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 170th and Vanuatu ranks 169th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, PPP (current international $), 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, PPP (current international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.