Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square

Papua New Guinea
64,833 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Solomon Islands
52,670 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
177th
Solomon Islands rank
180th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 64,833 current US$ per square kilometre against 52,670 current US$ per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, a difference of 12,163 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Solomon Islands's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 177th and Solomon Islands ranks 180th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1970s 3,036 current US$ per square kilometre 2,830 current US$ per square kilometre 205.42 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 5,690 current US$ per square kilometre 7,800 current US$ per square kilometre 2,110 current US$ per square kilometre Solomon Islands
1990s 9,207 current US$ per square kilometre 15,115 current US$ per square kilometre 5,908 current US$ per square kilometre Solomon Islands
2000s 13,764 current US$ per square kilometre 17,548 current US$ per square kilometre 3,784 current US$ per square kilometre Solomon Islands
2010s 44,937 current US$ per square kilometre 45,699 current US$ per square kilometre 762.66 current US$ per square kilometre Solomon Islands
2020s 59,411 current US$ per square kilometre 53,089 current US$ per square kilometre 6,322 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
Papua New Guinea, at 64,833 current US$ per square kilometre against 52,670 current US$ per square kilometre in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
12,163 current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square?
Papua New Guinea ranks 177th and Solomon Islands ranks 180th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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
243 places, 10,300 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.