Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre

Namibia
1,673 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
1,130 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia rank
187th
Papua New Guinea rank
189th

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Namibia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1,673 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,130 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 543 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.5 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Namibia ranks 187th and Papua New Guinea ranks 189th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 254.79 current US$ per square kilometre 620.27 current US$ per square kilometre 365.48 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 417.95 current US$ per square kilometre 843.64 current US$ per square kilometre 425.69 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 893.45 current US$ per square kilometre 532.55 current US$ per square kilometre 360.9 current US$ per square kilometre Namibia
2010s 1,764 current US$ per square kilometre 971.76 current US$ per square kilometre 792.36 current US$ per square kilometre Namibia
2020s 1,604 current US$ per square kilometre 1,034 current US$ per square kilometre 570.28 current US$ per square kilometre Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
Namibia, at 1,673 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,130 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
543 current US$ per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre?
Namibia ranks 187th and Papua New Guinea ranks 189th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Manufacturing, value added (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
248 places, 9,503 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Manufacturing, value added (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.