Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre

Lesotho
-0.0008 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
-0.0009 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
163rd
Papua New Guinea rank
164th

Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre over time

  • Lesotho
  • Papua New Guinea
00.0020.0040.006199020062023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre against -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 164th of 174 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre 0 million USD per square kilometre 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
Lesotho, at -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre against -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
0.0001 million USD per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 164th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre
Unit
million USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
175 places, 5,645 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Total FDI inflows — Value 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.