Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total over time
- Malaysia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5,491 real chained 2019 US$ against 5,419 real chained 2019 US$ in Malaysia, a difference of 72 real chained 2019 US$.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Malaysia ranks 24th and Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,278 real chained 2019 US$ | 18,189 real chained 2019 US$ | 9,911 real chained 2019 US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 8,032 real chained 2019 US$ | 10,836 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,804 real chained 2019 US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 6,683 real chained 2019 US$ | 6,197 real chained 2019 US$ | 485.72 real chained 2019 US$ | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 5,419 real chained 2019 US$ | 5,491 real chained 2019 US$ | 72.64 real chained 2019 US$ | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total, Malaysia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5,491 real chained 2019 US$ against 5,419 real chained 2019 US$ in Malaysia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total between Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
- 72 real chained 2019 US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Malaysia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total?
- Malaysia ranks 24th and Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total (real chained 2019 US$). 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.