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

Papua New Guinea
54,354 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
27,080 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
187th
Zimbabwe rank
189th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
020.0k40.0k60.0k198020012023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 54,354 current LCU per square kilometre against 27,080 current LCU per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 27,274 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.0 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 187th and Zimbabwe ranks 189th of 195 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 1,302 current LCU per square kilometre 0 current LCU per square kilometre 1,302 current LCU per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 3,882 current LCU per square kilometre 0 current LCU per square kilometre 3,882 current LCU per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 10,217 current LCU per square kilometre 0.2585 current LCU per square kilometre 10,217 current LCU per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 28,423 current LCU per square kilometre 7.24 current LCU per square kilometre 28,416 current LCU per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 48,875 current LCU per square kilometre 7,663 current LCU per square kilometre 41,212 current LCU per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

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 Zimbabwe?
Papua New Guinea, at 54,354 current LCU per square kilometre against 27,080 current LCU per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
27,274 current LCU per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square?
Papua New Guinea ranks 187th and Zimbabwe ranks 189th 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.