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

Cameroon
10,328 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
8,328 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
143rd
Papua New Guinea rank
146th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k196119922023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 10,328 current US$ per square kilometre against 8,328 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2,000 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 143rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 127.74 current US$ per square kilometre 579.01 current US$ per square kilometre 451.27 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 225.33 current US$ per square kilometre 934.18 current US$ per square kilometre 708.85 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 22.59 current US$ per square kilometre 620.09 current US$ per square kilometre 597.49 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 3,168 current US$ per square kilometre 2,395 current US$ per square kilometre 773.74 current US$ per square kilometre Cameroon
2010s 6,981 current US$ per square kilometre 5,659 current US$ per square kilometre 1,322 current US$ per square kilometre Cameroon
2020s 9,666 current US$ per square kilometre 7,422 current US$ per square kilometre 2,245 current US$ per square kilometre Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves minus gold (current us$), per square kilometre, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Cameroon, at 10,328 current US$ per square kilometre against 8,328 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in total reserves minus gold (current us$), per square kilometre between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
2,000 current US$ per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per square kilometre?
Cameroon ranks 143rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves minus gold (current US$), 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.