Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP

Laos
0.0015 hectares per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0015 hectares per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Laos rank
26th
Papua New Guinea rank
25th

Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP over time

  • Laos
  • Papua New Guinea
00.050.10.150.2196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0015 hectares per US$ of GDP against 0.0015 hectares per US$ of GDP in Laos, a difference of 0 hectares per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Laos ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 210 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0213 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0155 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0058 hectares per US$ of GDP Laos
1990s 0.0174 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0106 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0068 hectares per US$ of GDP Laos
2000s 0.0089 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0094 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0019 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0022 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0016 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in hectares, per unit of gdp, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0015 hectares per US$ of GDP against 0.0015 hectares per US$ of GDP in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in hectares, per unit of gdp between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
0 hectares per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land area in hectares, per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP
Unit
hectares per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 10,904 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land area in hectares divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.