Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre
Lesotho
27,174 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
28,333 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
147th
Papua New Guinea rank
144th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 28,333 current US$ per square kilometre against 27,174 current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 1,159 current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 147th and Papua New Guinea ranks 144th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 186.65 current US$ per square kilometre | 131.02 current US$ per square kilometre | 55.63 current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 543.48 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,097 current US$ per square kilometre | 553.55 current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1,420 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,264 current US$ per square kilometre | 844.64 current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 4,687 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,587 current US$ per square kilometre | 99.8 current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 19,298 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,183 current US$ per square kilometre | 12,116 current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 31,861 current US$ per square kilometre | 18,061 current US$ per square kilometre | 13,800 current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 28,813 current US$ per square kilometre | 26,147 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,665 current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 28,333 current US$ per square kilometre against 27,174 current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 1,159 current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 147th and Papua New Guinea ranks 144th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.