Papua New Guinea vs Turkmenistan: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square

Papua New Guinea
54,354 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkmenistan
64,127 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
187th
Turkmenistan rank
186th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 64,127 current LCU per square kilometre against 54,354 current LCU per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 9,773 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 187th and Turkmenistan ranks 186th of 195 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 4,216 current LCU per square kilometre 535.72 current LCU per square kilometre 3,680 current LCU per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 10,217 current LCU per square kilometre 7,036 current LCU per square kilometre 3,181 current LCU per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 28,423 current LCU per square kilometre 38,288 current LCU per square kilometre 9,865 current LCU per square kilometre Turkmenistan
2020s 48,875 current LCU per square kilometre 53,526 current LCU per square kilometre 4,651 current LCU per square kilometre Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square, Papua New Guinea or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 64,127 current LCU per square kilometre against 54,354 current LCU per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square between Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
9,773 current LCU per square kilometre, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square?
Papua New Guinea ranks 187th and Turkmenistan ranks 186th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (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
General government total expenditure (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
195 places, 8,090 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

General government total expenditure (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.