Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
96,504 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
102,408 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
180th
Zambia rank
178th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 102,408 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 96,504 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 5,904 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 180th and Zambia ranks 178th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 38,434 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 26,236 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 12,199 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 45,644 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 40,518 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 5,126 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 75,787 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 76,891 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1,104 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 91,450 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 94,733 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 3,282 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
Zambia, at 102,408 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 96,504 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
5,904 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 180th and Zambia ranks 178th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,456 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) 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.