Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per square kilometre

Lao People's Democratic Republic
7,668 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
8,328 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
148th
Papua New Guinea rank
146th

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

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 8,328 current US$ per square kilometre against 7,668 current US$ per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 660 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 148th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 4.47 current US$ per square kilometre 858.85 current US$ per square kilometre 854.37 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 338.74 current US$ per square kilometre 620.09 current US$ per square kilometre 281.35 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 1,508 current US$ per square kilometre 2,395 current US$ per square kilometre 886.21 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 3,922 current US$ per square kilometre 5,659 current US$ per square kilometre 1,737 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 7,789 current US$ per square kilometre 7,422 current US$ per square kilometre 367.57 current US$ per square kilometre Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves minus gold (current us$), per square kilometre, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 8,328 current US$ per square kilometre against 7,668 current US$ per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in total reserves minus gold (current us$), per square kilometre between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
660 current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per square kilometre?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 148th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves minus gold (current US$), 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.