Mozambique vs Papua New Guinea: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Mozambique
12,834 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
11,944 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique rank
182nd
Papua New Guinea rank
185th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Mozambique
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 12,834 current US$ per square kilometre against 11,944 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 890 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 182nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 231.44 current US$ per square kilometre | 284.12 current US$ per square kilometre | 52.68 current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 514.51 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,164 current US$ per square kilometre | 649.87 current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 860.4 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,653 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,792 current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1,111 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,190 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,079 current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3,008 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,135 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,127 current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 9,303 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,233 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,070 current US$ per square kilometre | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 12,728 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,625 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,102 current US$ per square kilometre | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Mozambique or Papua New Guinea?
- Mozambique, at 12,834 current US$ per square kilometre against 11,944 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
- 890 current US$ per square kilometre, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mozambique and Papua New Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Mozambique ranks 182nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.