Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre (excluding square)

Laos
5,715 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
6,207 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
146th
Papua New Guinea rank
144th

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

  • Laos
  • Papua New Guinea
02.0k4.0k6.0k197319982023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 6,207 SDR per square kilometre against 5,715 SDR per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 492 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 146th and Papua New Guinea ranks 144th 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 3.38 SDR per square kilometre 645.78 SDR per square kilometre 642.4 SDR per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 240.28 SDR per square kilometre 439.11 SDR per square kilometre 198.83 SDR per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 1,005 SDR per square kilometre 1,583 SDR per square kilometre 577.79 SDR per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 2,721 SDR per square kilometre 3,848 SDR per square kilometre 1,127 SDR per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 5,646 SDR per square kilometre 5,417 SDR per square kilometre 228.57 SDR per square kilometre Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 6,207 SDR per square kilometre against 5,715 SDR per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
492 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 (sdr), per square kilometre?
Laos ranks 146th 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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Indicator
Reserves excluding gold (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, 8,924 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.