Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims

Australia
5,375 units per square kilometre
in 2012
Papua New Guinea
-182.48 units per square kilometre
in 2008
Australia rank
108th
Papua New Guinea rank
110th

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims over time

  • Australia
  • Papua New Guinea
-2.5k02.5k5.0k7.5k196119862012

How they compare

Australia currently reports 5,375 units per square kilometre against -182.48 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 5,557 units per square kilometre.

That makes Australia's figure about 29.5 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 108th and Papua New Guinea ranks 110th of 172 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 1,215 units per square kilometre 11.89 units per square kilometre 1,203 units per square kilometre Australia
1980s 2,685 units per square kilometre 88.98 units per square kilometre 2,596 units per square kilometre Australia
1990s 4,407 units per square kilometre 1,309 units per square kilometre 3,098 units per square kilometre Australia
2000s 1,904 units per square kilometre 1,879 units per square kilometre 25.41 units per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
Australia, at 5,375 units per square kilometre against -182.48 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2012.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
5,557 units per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2008.
How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims?
Australia ranks 108th and Papua New Guinea ranks 110th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 6,613 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) 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.