Ecuador vs Papua New Guinea: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre

Ecuador
50,023 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
25,927 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador rank
157th
Papua New Guinea rank
160th

Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Ecuador
  • Papua New Guinea
-20.0k020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 50,023 current LCU per square kilometre against 25,927 current LCU per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 24,096 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.9 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 157th and Papua New Guinea ranks 160th of 185 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 1,513 current LCU per square kilometre 522.25 current LCU per square kilometre 990.26 current LCU per square kilometre Ecuador
1980s -4,978 current LCU per square kilometre 660.02 current LCU per square kilometre 5,638 current LCU per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s -1,913 current LCU per square kilometre 829.92 current LCU per square kilometre 2,743 current LCU per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 19,006 current LCU per square kilometre 8,008 current LCU per square kilometre 10,998 current LCU per square kilometre Ecuador
2010s 37,776 current LCU per square kilometre 16,482 current LCU per square kilometre 21,294 current LCU per square kilometre Ecuador
2020s 53,978 current LCU per square kilometre 20,803 current LCU per square kilometre 33,175 current LCU per square kilometre Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre, Ecuador or Papua New Guinea?
Ecuador, at 50,023 current LCU per square kilometre against 25,927 current LCU per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre between Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
24,096 current LCU per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Ecuador ranks 157th and Papua New Guinea ranks 160th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 8,583 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets (current LCU) 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.