All countries · PNG
Papua New Guinea
East Asia & Pacific · Lower middle income · capital Port Moresby
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old66.3years
Ranks 185 of 217 in 2024
11% below world median · 9% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old39.4per 1,000 live births
Ranks 158 of 196 in 2024
1.6× above world median · 1.3× above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old189per 100,000 live births
Ranks 156 of 194 in 2023
3.0× above world median · 1.3× above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2010 · 16 years old49.5% of under-5s
Ranks 40 of 42 in 2010
59% above world median · 1.2× above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 42 countries reporting in 2010 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old2.87% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
55% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old3.07births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
62% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2022 · 4 years old87.0% of adults 15+
Ranks 28 of 45 in 2022
4% below world median · 9% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 45 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2023 · 3 years old121.1% gross
Ranks 9 of 166 in 2023
21% above world median · 21% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 166 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Education spending
2023 · 3 years old0.78% of GDP
Ranks 118 of 121 in 2023
79% below world median · 79% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 121 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old3,020current US$
Ranks 142 of 186 in 2025
62% below world median · 55% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old5,215international $
Ranks 152 of 185 in 2025
74% below world median · 68% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2009 · 17 years old52.2% of population
Ranks 79 of 83 in 2009
33.8× above world median · 3.1× above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 83 countries reporting in 2009 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2009 · 17 years old41.9index, 0–100
Ranks 59 of 83 in 2009
20% above world median · 9% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 83 countries reporting in 2009 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old2.6% of labour force
Ranks 25 of 182 in 2025
49% below world median · 16% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old4.4% per year
Not ranked — no better end
45% above world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old0.31% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
81% below world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old43.3% of population
Ranks 203 of 215 in 2024
57% below world median · 57% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old18.8% of population
Ranks 174 of 182 in 2024
77% below world median · 78% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old0.52t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
80% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old10.8mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
64% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Papua New Guinea has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.