Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP

Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
41st
Papua New Guinea rank
38th

Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 211 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 0.003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, per unit of gdp, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per unit of gdp between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per unit of gdp?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban and rural population 2050 divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.