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

Papua New Guinea
25,927 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
32,192 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
160th
Sierra Leone rank
159th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 32,192 current LCU per square kilometre against 25,927 current LCU per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 6,265 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 160th and Sierra Leone ranks 159th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 522.25 current LCU per square kilometre -0.0784 current LCU per square kilometre 522.33 current LCU per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 660.02 current LCU per square kilometre -82.72 current LCU per square kilometre 742.74 current LCU per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 829.92 current LCU per square kilometre -3,537 current LCU per square kilometre 4,367 current LCU per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 8,008 current LCU per square kilometre 1,827 current LCU per square kilometre 6,181 current LCU per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 16,482 current LCU per square kilometre 26,414 current LCU per square kilometre 9,932 current LCU per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 20,803 current LCU per square kilometre 44,382 current LCU per square kilometre 23,579 current LCU per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 32,192 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 Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
6,265 current LCU per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 160th and Sierra Leone ranks 159th 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.