Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp, Laos or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP against 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in Laos as of 2024.

What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp between Laos and Papua New Guinea?

0 sq. km per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?

41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP

Laos

0 sq. km per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Papua New Guinea

0 sq. km per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Laos rank

27th

Papua New Guinea rank

26th

Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP over time

Laos
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP against 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in Laos, a difference of 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Laos ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 211 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	Laos
1990s	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	Laos
2000s	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	Papua New Guinea
2010s	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	Papua New Guinea
2020s	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp, Laos or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP against 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp between Laos and Papua New Guinea?: 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp?: Laos ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP
Unit: sq. km per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 259 places, 14,264 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 09 November 2026

Surface area (sq. km) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.