Gabon vs Papua New Guinea: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre

Gabon
71.63 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
29.82 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon rank
187th
Papua New Guinea rank
189th

Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Gabon
  • Papua New Guinea
050100150197619992023

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 71.63 current US$ per square kilometre against 29.82 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 41.81 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Gabon's figure about 2.4 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Gabon ranks 187th and Papua New Guinea ranks 189th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3544 current US$ per square kilometre 20.19 current US$ per square kilometre 19.84 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.6316 current US$ per square kilometre 15.29 current US$ per square kilometre 14.66 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 14.64 current US$ per square kilometre 33.1 current US$ per square kilometre 18.46 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 37.53 current US$ per square kilometre 15.16 current US$ per square kilometre 22.37 current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
2010s 95.25 current US$ per square kilometre 21.62 current US$ per square kilometre 73.63 current US$ per square kilometre Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre, Gabon or Papua New Guinea?
Gabon, at 71.63 current US$ per square kilometre against 29.82 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2015.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre between Gabon and Papua New Guinea?
41.81 current US$ per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Papua New Guinea?
37 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2015.
How do Gabon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre?
Gabon ranks 187th and Papua New Guinea ranks 189th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, received (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
241 places, 9,259 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, received (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.