Iran vs Papua New Guinea: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Iran
248.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2000
Papua New Guinea
255.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran rank
181st
Papua New Guinea rank
179th
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Iran
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 255.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 248.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 7.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th of 197 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 570.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 76.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 494.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Iran |
| 1980s | 333.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 151.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 182.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Iran |
| 1990s | 179.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 100.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 79.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2000s | 248.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 70.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 177.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Iran or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 255.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 248.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Iran and Papua New Guinea?
- 7.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2000.
- How do Iran and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Iran ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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 receipts (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.