Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre
Australia
5,485 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
6,207 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
147th
Papua New Guinea rank
144th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 6,207 SDR per square kilometre against 5,485 SDR per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 722 SDR per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 147th and Papua New Guinea ranks 144th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 316.97 SDR per square kilometre | 464.16 SDR per square kilometre | 147.19 SDR per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 815.08 SDR per square kilometre | 792.92 SDR per square kilometre | 22.16 SDR per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1990s | 1,346 SDR per square kilometre | 439.11 SDR per square kilometre | 906.45 SDR per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 2,778 SDR per square kilometre | 1,583 SDR per square kilometre | 1,196 SDR per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 4,401 SDR per square kilometre | 3,848 SDR per square kilometre | 553.31 SDR per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 4,808 SDR per square kilometre | 5,417 SDR per square kilometre | 609.83 SDR per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 6,207 SDR per square kilometre against 5,485 SDR per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 722 SDR per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 147th and Papua New Guinea ranks 144th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold (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 (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.