Papua New Guinea vs East Timor: GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
244,268 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
East Timor
139,874 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
204th
East Timor rank
205th

GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • East Timor
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197019962023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 244,268 current LCU per square kilometre against 139,874 current LCU per square kilometre in East Timor, a difference of 104,394 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.7 times East Timor's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was East Timor ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 204th and East Timor ranks 205th of 210 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea East Timor Difference Ahead
1990s 12,808 current LCU per square kilometre 15,875 current LCU per square kilometre 3,067 current LCU per square kilometre East Timor
2000s 41,838 current LCU per square kilometre 34,158 current LCU per square kilometre 7,680 current LCU per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 130,629 current LCU per square kilometre 96,385 current LCU per square kilometre 34,244 current LCU per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 218,689 current LCU per square kilometre 186,214 current LCU per square kilometre 32,474 current LCU per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or East Timor?
Papua New Guinea, at 244,268 current LCU per square kilometre against 139,874 current LCU per square kilometre in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and East Timor?
104,394 current LCU per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and East Timor?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and East Timor rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 204th and East Timor ranks 205th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 9,868 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (current LCU) 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.