Colombia vs Papua New Guinea: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita
Colombia
8.97 SDR per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
11.92 SDR per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
99th
Papua New Guinea rank
97th
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita over time
- Colombia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 11.92 SDR per person against 8.97 SDR per person in Colombia, a difference of 2.95 SDR per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 99th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 159 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.84 SDR per person | 1.52 SDR per person | 9.32 SDR per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 28.47 SDR per person | 6.3 SDR per person | 22.17 SDR per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2.93 SDR per person | 3.16 SDR per person | 0.2234 SDR per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.41 SDR per person | 3.62 SDR per person | 1.22 SDR per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 6.04 SDR per person | 5.9 SDR per person | 0.1361 SDR per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 4.27 SDR per person | 7.65 SDR per person | 3.38 SDR per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita, Colombia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 11.92 SDR per person against 8.97 SDR per person in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita between Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.95 SDR per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita?
- Colombia ranks 99th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.