Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Laos
5,186 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
5,324 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
147th
Papua New Guinea rank
146th

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Laos
  • Papua New Guinea
02.0k4.0k6.0k197619992023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 5,324 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,186 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Laos ranks 147th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 10.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 514.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 504.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 75.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 809.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 734.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 294.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,180 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 885.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 1,919 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,186 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 267.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 5,584 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,783 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,801 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 5,324 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,186 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Laos ranks 147th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,137 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.