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Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea / PG

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Papua New Guinea in numbers.

Area462,840 kmยฒWorld # 56 โ†’Population10.8MWorld # 91 โ†’Population density23.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 178 โ†’Life expectancy66.3 yearsWorld # 183 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 3,020World # 163 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Papua New Guinea across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area462,840 kmยฒWorld # 56 / 2023 โ†’Population10.8MWorld # 91 / 2025 โ†’Population density23.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 178 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,975World # 39 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.7%World # 60 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.1World # 55 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate24.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 55 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 137 / 2024 โ†’Median age22.3 yearsWorld # 178 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.6%World # 174 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1433.1%World # 56 / 2025 โ†’Urban population15.8%World # 214 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-284World # 98 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 89 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.3%World # 200 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy66.3 yearsWorld # 183 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy57.5 yearsWorld # 141 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 190 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate39.3%World # 6 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 3,020World # 163 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 32.5BWorld # 112 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 5,215World # 164 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth5.6%World # 41 / 2025 โ†’Inflation4.4%World # 53 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment2.6%World # 162 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment3.8%World # 171 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)0.8%World # 189 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people33.2 per million peopleWorld # 120 / 2016 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0%World # 139 / 2016 โ†’Patent applications per million people0.1 per million peopleWorld # 143 / 2015 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,177 kcal/dayWorld # 178 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person58.5 kg/person/yearWorld # 92 / 2023 โ†’Rice production882.5 tWorld # 112 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production50.4K tWorld # 23 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area79%World # 9 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.8 tWorld # 166 / 2024 โ†’Internet use18.8%World # 195 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions38.8 per 100 peopleWorld # 206 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate9.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 41 / 2010 โ†’Road traffic death rate12.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 112 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.3%World # 155 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament2.7%World # 188 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals39KWorld # 185 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 4.2MWorld # 181 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2011 / 97%Main languagetpiMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportBasketball780 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to righttpiLargest staple-food calorie sourceRoots and plantains2023Current currencyKinaPGKDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country