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

Papua New Guinea
5,324 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
7,216 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
146th
Uganda rank
143rd

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 7,216 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,324 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,892 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 146th and Uganda ranks 143rd of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 487.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 131.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 356.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 809.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 410.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 399.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 1,180 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,341 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 160.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Uganda
2010s 2,186 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,191 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Uganda
2020s 3,783 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,410 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,627 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Uganda?
Uganda, at 7,216 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,324 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
1,892 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 146th and Uganda ranks 143rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.