Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5,324 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,011 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 313 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Congo ranks 149th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 226.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 288.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 62.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 645.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 487.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 157.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Congo |
| 1990s | 1,452 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 809.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 642.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2000s | 3,232 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,180 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,052 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 2,171 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,041 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 130.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 2,636 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,769 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 132.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5,324 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,011 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 313 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2021.
- How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 149th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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
Primary income payments (BoP, 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.