Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Services, value added (current US$), per square kilometre

Laos
30,202 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
28,599 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
175th
Papua New Guinea rank
176th

Services, value added (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Laos
  • Papua New Guinea
010.0k20.0k30.0k198920062023

How they compare

Laos currently reports 30,202 current US$ per square kilometre against 28,599 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,603 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Laos ranks 175th and Papua New Guinea ranks 176th of 202 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 8,825 current US$ per square kilometre 9,764 current US$ per square kilometre 939.32 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 24,853 current US$ per square kilometre 20,895 current US$ per square kilometre 3,958 current US$ per square kilometre Laos
2020s 30,662 current US$ per square kilometre 25,896 current US$ per square kilometre 4,767 current US$ per square kilometre Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher services, value added (current us$), per square kilometre, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
Laos, at 30,202 current US$ per square kilometre against 28,599 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in services, value added (current us$), per square kilometre between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
1,603 current US$ per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for services, value added (current us$), per square kilometre?
Laos ranks 175th and Papua New Guinea ranks 176th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Services, value added (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 10,141 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Services, value added (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.