Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Gas reserves, per unit of GDP
Nigeria
9.46 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
7.01 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Nigeria rank
23rd
Papua New Guinea rank
25th
Gas reserves, per unit of GDP over time
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 9.46 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 7.01 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.45 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.17 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 9.53 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 23.64 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 37.64 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 53.76 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 16.12 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 30.4 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 60.52 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 30.12 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 11.54 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 8.72 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 2.82 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 9.47 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 7.48 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 1.99 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas reserves, per unit of gdp, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
- Nigeria, at 9.46 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 7.01 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gas reserves, per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.45 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
- How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gas reserves, per unit of gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gas reserves, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gas reserves divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.