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$), per square kilometre over time
- Laos
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5,324 BoP, current US$ 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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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.