Country profile
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea ranks #91 of 215 for population, #155 of 209 for gdp per capita, #184 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
11M
people · 2024
Rank #91 of 215
Life expectancy
66.3
years · 2024
Rank #184 of 216
Poverty headcount
52.2%
% of population · 2009
Rank #12 of 186
Under-5 mortality
39.4
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #55 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
32.4%
% net enrollment · 2016
Rank #208 of 232
Tobacco use
39.6%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #4 of 163
Calorie supply
2,177
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #176 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
39,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #188 of 203
GDP per capita
$3,007
current US$ · 2024
Rank #155 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
0.6
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #179 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
149
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #86 of 210
Forest area
79%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #10 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
17.3
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #153 of 248
Protected areas
0.7%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #231 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.79
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #163 of 210
Fertilizer use
33.6
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #120 of 194
Pesticide use
1
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #127 of 193
Cereal yield
4.79
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #51 of 182
Digital
Internet users
18.8%
% of population · 2024
Rank #196 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.23
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #236 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
38.8
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #256 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
20.5%
% of population · 2023
Rank #209 of 215
Renewable electricity output
40%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #85 of 257
Energy use per person
2,573
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #165 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.47
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #91 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Papua New Guinea; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield