Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zambia
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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About this data
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.