Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre
Congo
27,716 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
28,333 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
145th
Papua New Guinea rank
144th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 28,333 current US$ per square kilometre against 27,716 current US$ per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 617 current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Congo ranks 145th and Papua New Guinea ranks 144th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 122.01 current US$ per square kilometre | 131.02 current US$ per square kilometre | 9.01 current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 561.93 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,097 current US$ per square kilometre | 535.09 current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 2,799 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,264 current US$ per square kilometre | 534.85 current US$ per square kilometre | Congo |
| 1990s | 3,611 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,587 current US$ per square kilometre | 976.75 current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 13,886 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,183 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,704 current US$ per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 26,007 current US$ per square kilometre | 18,061 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,946 current US$ per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 22,504 current US$ per square kilometre | 26,147 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,644 current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 28,333 current US$ per square kilometre against 27,716 current US$ per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 617 current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 145th and Papua New Guinea ranks 144th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports (current US$) 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.