Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 278.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 255.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 23.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Malawi ranks 177th and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 96.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 84.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 42.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 151.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 108.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 98.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 100.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 71.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 99.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 28.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 106.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 33.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 241.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 198.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 43.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Malawi, at 278.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 255.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 23.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 177th and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.