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

Malawi
278.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
255.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
177th
Papua New Guinea rank
179th

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

  • Malawi
  • Papua New Guinea
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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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Indicator
Primary income receipts (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
244 places, 8,921 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.