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

Australia
1,190 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
748.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
178th
Papua New Guinea rank
181st

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

  • Australia
  • Papua New Guinea
05001.0k1.5k197619992023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 1,190 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 748.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 441.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.6 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Australia ranks 178th and Papua New Guinea ranks 181st of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 299.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 566.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 266.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 410.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 221.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 188.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Australia
2000s 530.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 81.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 448.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Australia
2010s 896.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 548.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 348.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Australia
2020s 1,032 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 896.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 135.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
Australia, at 1,190 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 748.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
441.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 178th and Papua New Guinea ranks 181st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary 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, 8,812 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Secondary 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.