Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Papua New Guinea
0.0001 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.0001 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
115th
Vanuatu rank
112th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 people per US$ of GDP.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 115th and Vanuatu ranks 112th of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
- 0 people per US$ of GDP, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 115th and Vanuatu ranks 112th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.