Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita

Laos
0.0029 million USD per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0025 million USD per person
in 2024
Laos rank
137th
Papua New Guinea rank
140th

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita over time

  • Laos
  • Papua New Guinea
0.0010.0010.0020.0020.0030.003197019972024

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.0029 million USD per person against 0.0025 million USD per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0004 million USD per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Laos ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0004 million USD per person 0.0022 million USD per person 0.0018 million USD per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0006 million USD per person 0.002 million USD per person 0.0014 million USD per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0007 million USD per person 0.0022 million USD per person 0.0015 million USD per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0011 million USD per person 0.002 million USD per person 0.0008 million USD per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0021 million USD per person 0.0024 million USD per person 0.0003 million USD per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0027 million USD per person 0.0025 million USD per person 0.0003 million USD per person Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
Laos, at 0.0029 million USD per person against 0.0025 million USD per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
0.0004 million USD per person, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
Laos ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita
Unit
million USD per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 10,004 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.