Eritrea vs Papua New Guinea: Total natural resource rents
Eritrea
27.0%
in 2011
Papua New Guinea
27.4%
in 2021
Eritrea rank
16th
Papua New Guinea rank
14th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Eritrea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 27.4% against 27.0% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 16th and Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 211 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 19.5% | 13.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 24.1% | 20.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 27.1% | 12.3% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Eritrea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 27.4% against 27.0% in Eritrea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.
- How do Eritrea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Eritrea ranks 16th and Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total natural resource rents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.