Central African Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Central African Republic
5,310 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
7,523 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2004
Central African Republic rank
183rd
Papua New Guinea rank
181st

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 7,523 current US$ per square kilometre against 5,310 current US$ per square kilometre in Central African Republic, a difference of 2,213 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 183rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 181st of 183 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 273.8 current US$ per square kilometre 971.21 current US$ per square kilometre 697.42 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1970s 681.19 current US$ per square kilometre 3,176 current US$ per square kilometre 2,495 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 1,632 current US$ per square kilometre 6,947 current US$ per square kilometre 5,315 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 1,939 current US$ per square kilometre 9,051 current US$ per square kilometre 7,111 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 1,753 current US$ per square kilometre 6,587 current US$ per square kilometre 4,833 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Central African Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 7,523 current US$ per square kilometre against 5,310 current US$ per square kilometre in Central African Republic as of 2004.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea?
2,213 current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2004.
How do Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Central African Republic ranks 183rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 181st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (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.