Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Net official development assistance received (current US$), per

Papua New Guinea
1,526 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1,242 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
113th
South Africa rank
116th

Net official development assistance received (current US$), per over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1,526 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,242 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 284 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 113th and South Africa ranks 116th of 168 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 703.17 current US$ per square kilometre 337.57 current US$ per square kilometre 365.6 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 607.71 current US$ per square kilometre 584.32 current US$ per square kilometre 23.4 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 1,354 current US$ per square kilometre 936.7 current US$ per square kilometre 417.01 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 1,989 current US$ per square kilometre 985.96 current US$ per square kilometre 1,003 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net official development assistance received (current us$), per, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
Papua New Guinea, at 1,526 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,242 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in net official development assistance received (current us$), per between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
284 current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for net official development assistance received (current us$), per?
Papua New Guinea ranks 113th and South Africa ranks 116th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net official development assistance received (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net official development assistance received (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
215 places, 11,179 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Net official development assistance received (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.