Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per square kilometre

Australia
7,359 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
8,328 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
149th
Papua New Guinea rank
146th

Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Papua New Guinea
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 8,328 current US$ per square kilometre against 7,359 current US$ per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 969 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 149th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 385.07 current US$ per square kilometre 579.01 current US$ per square kilometre 193.94 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 979.81 current US$ per square kilometre 934.18 current US$ per square kilometre 45.63 current US$ per square kilometre Australia
1990s 1,894 current US$ per square kilometre 620.09 current US$ per square kilometre 1,274 current US$ per square kilometre Australia
2000s 4,095 current US$ per square kilometre 2,395 current US$ per square kilometre 1,700 current US$ per square kilometre Australia
2010s 6,358 current US$ per square kilometre 5,659 current US$ per square kilometre 698.6 current US$ per square kilometre Australia
2020s 6,596 current US$ per square kilometre 7,422 current US$ per square kilometre 826.01 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves minus gold (current us$), per square kilometre, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 8,328 current US$ per square kilometre against 7,359 current US$ per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in total reserves minus gold (current us$), per square kilometre between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
969 current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 149th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total reserves minus gold (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
181 places, 8,952 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Total reserves minus gold (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.