Democratic Republic of Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Democratic Republic of Congo
11,261 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
11,944 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
187th
Papua New Guinea rank
185th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 11,944 current US$ per square kilometre against 11,261 current US$ per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 683 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 187th and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 205 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 49.89 current US$ per square kilometre 284.12 current US$ per square kilometre 234.23 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1970s 101.98 current US$ per square kilometre 1,164 current US$ per square kilometre 1,062 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 638.05 current US$ per square kilometre 2,653 current US$ per square kilometre 2,015 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 426.06 current US$ per square kilometre 3,190 current US$ per square kilometre 2,764 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 1,027 current US$ per square kilometre 4,135 current US$ per square kilometre 3,108 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 2,894 current US$ per square kilometre 8,233 current US$ per square kilometre 5,339 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 5,634 current US$ per square kilometre 10,625 current US$ per square kilometre 4,991 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Democratic Republic of Congo or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 11,944 current US$ per square kilometre against 11,261 current US$ per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?
683 current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 187th and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 14,042 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.