Brazil vs Papua New Guinea: Oil reserves, per unit of GDP
Brazil
0.0012 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
0.001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Brazil rank
38th
Papua New Guinea rank
41st
Oil reserves, per unit of GDP over time
- Brazil
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.0012 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0002 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Brazil ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0012 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0011 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0102 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.009 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0018 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0067 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0013 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per unit of gdp, Brazil or Papua New Guinea?
- Brazil, at 0.0012 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per unit of gdp between Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0002 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Papua New Guinea rank globally for oil reserves, per unit of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Oil 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
Oil 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.