Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Total Reserves, per square kilometre

Laos
0.0038 units per square kilometre
in 2016
Papua New Guinea
0.0036 units per square kilometre
in 2016
Laos rank
146th
Papua New Guinea rank
148th

Total Reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • Laos
  • Papua New Guinea
00.0020.0040.0060.0080.01200020082016

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.0038 units per square kilometre against 0.0036 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0002 units per square kilometre.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Laos ranks 146th and Papua New Guinea ranks 148th of 164 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.0024 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0036 units per square kilometre 0.0062 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves, per square kilometre, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
Laos, at 0.0038 units per square kilometre against 0.0036 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2016.
What is the difference in total reserves, per square kilometre between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
0.0002 units per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total reserves, per square kilometre?
Laos ranks 146th and Papua New Guinea ranks 148th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total Reserves, 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, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 4,193 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Total Reserves 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.