Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre (reserves)
Laos
135.15 SDR per square kilometre
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
213.85 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
105th
Papua New Guinea rank
103rd
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre (reserves) over time
- Laos
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 213.85 SDR per square kilometre against 135.15 SDR per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 78.7 SDR per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.6 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Laos ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd of 159 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.66 SDR per square kilometre | 42.45 SDR per square kilometre | 19.78 SDR per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 27.4 SDR per square kilometre | 31.33 SDR per square kilometre | 3.93 SDR per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 309.63 SDR per square kilometre | 53.05 SDR per square kilometre | 256.58 SDR per square kilometre | Laos |
| 2010s | 619.46 SDR per square kilometre | 110.54 SDR per square kilometre | 508.92 SDR per square kilometre | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 213.85 SDR per square kilometre against 135.15 SDR per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
- 78.7 SDR per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2019.
- How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.