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Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Human Development Index

Mauritania
0.563
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.576
in 2023
Mauritania rank
163rd
Papua New Guinea rank
160th

Human Development Index over time

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
00.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.576 against 0.563 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Globally, Mauritania ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 160th of 192 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Human Development Index
Source
UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,938 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development.