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

Myanmar
5,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
5,324 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar rank
144th
Papua New Guinea rank
146th

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

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

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 5,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,324 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 645 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Myanmar ranks 144th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 37.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 230.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 193.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 115.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 487.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 372.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 155.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 809.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 654.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 1,656 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,180 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 475.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Myanmar
2010s 4,320 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,186 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,134 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Myanmar or Papua New Guinea?
Myanmar, at 5,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,324 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?
645 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do Myanmar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Myanmar ranks 144th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.