Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre

Australia
21,023 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
11,542 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
180th
Papua New Guinea rank
182nd

Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Papua New Guinea
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 21,023 current LCU per square kilometre against 11,542 current LCU per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 9,481 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.8 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd of 195 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 5,122 current LCU per square kilometre 636.29 current LCU per square kilometre 4,485 current LCU per square kilometre Australia
2000s 9,601 current LCU per square kilometre 1,605 current LCU per square kilometre 7,996 current LCU per square kilometre Australia
2010s 14,146 current LCU per square kilometre 5,359 current LCU per square kilometre 8,786 current LCU per square kilometre Australia
2020s 18,770 current LCU per square kilometre 9,358 current LCU per square kilometre 9,412 current LCU per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
Australia, at 21,023 current LCU per square kilometre against 11,542 current LCU per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
9,481 current LCU per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 7,867 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) 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.