Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre
Laos
5,417 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
6,204 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
144th
Papua New Guinea rank
142nd
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre over time
- Laos
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 6,204 SDR per square kilometre against 5,417 SDR per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 787 SDR per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Laos ranks 144th and Papua New Guinea ranks 142nd of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | 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 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 6,204 SDR per square kilometre against 5,417 SDR per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
- 787 SDR per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre?
- Laos 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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About this data
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.