Papua New Guinea vs Peru: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 5,841 real chained 2019 US$ against 3,992 real chained 2019 US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,849 real chained 2019 US$.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.5 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 8th and Peru ranks 6th of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,611 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,669 real chained 2019 US$ | 10,942 real chained 2019 US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 7,701 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,878 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,823 real chained 2019 US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4,853 real chained 2019 US$ | 5,537 real chained 2019 US$ | 684.06 real chained 2019 US$ | Peru |
| 2020s | 3,992 real chained 2019 US$ | 5,841 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,850 real chained 2019 US$ | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals, Papua New Guinea or Peru?
- Peru, at 5,841 real chained 2019 US$ against 3,992 real chained 2019 US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals between Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 1,849 real chained 2019 US$, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Peru rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 8th and Peru ranks 6th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Natural capital includes the valuation of renewable and nonrenewable natural capital. Renewable natural capital includes agricultural land (cropland and pastureland), forests (timber, and three ecosystem services: water, recretion and non-wood forest products), protected areas, mangroves and fisheries. Nonrenewable natural capital includes fossil fuel energy (oil, gas, hard and soft coal) and minerals (bauxite, copper, gold, iron ore, lead, nickel, phosphate, silver, tin, and zinc),Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.