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

Botswana
89,767 current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
99,234 current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
184th
Papua New Guinea rank
181st

GNI, 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 99,234 current international $ per square kilometre against 89,767 current international $ per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 9,467 current international $ per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Botswana ranks 184th and Papua New Guinea ranks 181st of 200 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 19,469 current international $ per square kilometre 22,095 current international $ per square kilometre 2,626 current international $ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 34,330 current international $ per square kilometre 31,615 current international $ per square kilometre 2,715 current international $ per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 53,451 current international $ per square kilometre 63,044 current international $ per square kilometre 9,593 current international $ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 77,358 current international $ per square kilometre 89,358 current international $ per square kilometre 12,000 current international $ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 99,234 current international $ per square kilometre against 89,767 current international $ per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
9,467 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 gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 184th and Papua New Guinea ranks 181st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, 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
GNI, 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
247 places, 7,887 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

GNI, 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.