Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square
Lesotho
60,109 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
64,833 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
179th
Papua New Guinea rank
177th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 64,833 current US$ per square kilometre against 60,109 current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 4,724 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 179th and Papua New Guinea ranks 177th of 204 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,635 current US$ per square kilometre | 780.72 current US$ per square kilometre | 853.94 current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 4,416 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,868 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,548 current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 11,744 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,690 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,054 current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 26,409 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,207 current US$ per square kilometre | 17,202 current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 40,894 current US$ per square kilometre | 13,764 current US$ per square kilometre | 27,130 current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 69,682 current US$ per square kilometre | 44,937 current US$ per square kilometre | 24,745 current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 64,173 current US$ per square kilometre | 59,411 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,762 current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 64,833 current US$ per square kilometre against 60,109 current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 4,724 current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square?
- Lesotho ranks 179th and Papua New Guinea ranks 177th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.