Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Change forest vs gdp

Namibia
-0.008
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-0.011
in 2025
Namibia rank
146th
Papua New Guinea rank
148th

Change forest vs gdp over time

  • Namibia
  • Papua New Guinea
-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2-0199120082025

How they compare

Namibia currently reports -0.008 against -0.011 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Namibia ranks 146th and Papua New Guinea ranks 148th of 227 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s -0.8443 -0.0635 0.7808 Papua New Guinea
2000s -0.0953 -0.0639 0.0314 Papua New Guinea
2010s -0.008 -0.0379 0.0298 Namibia
2020s -0.008 -0.0195 0.0115 Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change forest vs gdp, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
Namibia, at -0.008 against -0.011 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in change forest vs gdp between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
0.003, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for change forest vs gdp?
Namibia ranks 146th and Papua New Guinea ranks 148th of 227 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Change forest vs gdp. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Change forest vs gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
227 places, 7,945 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed