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$), per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 8,328 current US$ 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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About this data
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.