Guyana vs Papua New Guinea: Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre
Guyana
1,355 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2005
Papua New Guinea
1,734 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2004
Guyana rank
181st
Papua New Guinea rank
180th
Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Guyana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1,734 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,355 current US$ per square kilometre in Guyana, a difference of 379 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 180th of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 230.23 current US$ per square kilometre | 170.21 current US$ per square kilometre | 60.02 current US$ per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 1970s | 559.58 current US$ per square kilometre | 697.49 current US$ per square kilometre | 137.92 current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 695.28 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,544 current US$ per square kilometre | 849.08 current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 933.49 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,070 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,137 current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 828.77 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,592 current US$ per square kilometre | 762.75 current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre, Guyana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1,734 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,355 current US$ per square kilometre in Guyana as of 2004.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between Guyana and Papua New Guinea?
- 379 current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Papua New Guinea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2004.
- How do Guyana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 180th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross capital formation (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.