Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre

Lao People's Democratic Republic
5,417 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
6,204 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
144th
Papua New Guinea rank
142nd

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
02.0k4.0k6.0k197319982023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 6,204 SDR per square kilometre against 5,417 SDR per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 787 SDR per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 144th and Papua New Guinea ranks 142nd of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 3.36 SDR per square kilometre 624.1 SDR per square kilometre 620.74 SDR per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 222.68 SDR per square kilometre 438.72 SDR per square kilometre 216.05 SDR per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 952.8 SDR per square kilometre 1,551 SDR per square kilometre 598.14 SDR per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 2,500 SDR per square kilometre 3,828 SDR per square kilometre 1,328 SDR per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 5,273 SDR per square kilometre 5,267 SDR per square kilometre 6.09 SDR per square kilometre Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 6,204 SDR per square kilometre against 5,417 SDR per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
787 SDR per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 144th and Papua New Guinea ranks 142nd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre
Unit
SDR per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 8,926 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (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.