India vs Papua New Guinea: GNI per capita, Atlas method
India
2,650 current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2,940 current US$
in 2024
India rank
154th
Papua New Guinea rank
151st
GNI per capita, Atlas method over time
- India
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2,940 current US$ against 2,650 current US$ in India, a difference of 290 current US$.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
India ranks 154th and Papua New Guinea ranks 151st of 206 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 169 current US$ | 467 current US$ | 298 current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 321 current US$ | 795 current US$ | 474 current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 379 current US$ | 951 current US$ | 572 current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 696 current US$ | 793 current US$ | 97 current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1,614 current US$ | 2,264 current US$ | 650 current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2,338 current US$ | 2,642 current US$ | 304 current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni per capita, atlas method, India or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2,940 current US$ against 2,650 current US$ in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gni per capita, atlas method between India and Papua New Guinea?
- 290 current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Papua New Guinea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do India and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gni per capita, atlas method?
- India ranks 154th and Papua New Guinea ranks 151st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release