Gender in Papua New Guinea 204 indicators covering gender for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 162nd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 75 2023 unchanged 135th Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 145th Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 131st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 25 2023 unchanged 166th Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 up 25.0% 1st Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 0 2023 — 110th Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 75 2023 unchanged 74th Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 50 2023 unchanged 147th Women Business and the Law Index 60 2023 up 4.3% 158th Women Business and the Law Index 60 2023 up 4.3% 158th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 65.6% 2025 up 12.7% 174th Share of female employment by economic sector 38.9% 2025 up 45.8% 42nd Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 189 2023 down 22.2% 39th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 25.4 2019 up 14.4% 189th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 30.1 2019 up 24.9% 156th Total Fertility Rate 3.17 2022 down 15.5% 52nd Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 1.95 1999 up 4.8% 192nd Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 2.7% 2025 down 12.8% 184th Women of reproductive age 2.70 million 2023 up 26.1% 86th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 52.0% 2026 up 9.2% 143rd Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 47.1% 2020 down 2.0% 62nd Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 3 2026 unchanged 195th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 2.7% 2026 unchanged 205th Share of women in ministerial positions 2.7% 2024 down 12.8% 183rd Share of women in parliament 2.7% 2025 unchanged 188th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 45.85 2018 down 52.1% 128th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 44.3% 2016 up 27.9% 29th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 52.6% 2016 down 2.1% 26th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 2.7 2024 unchanged 185th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.05 ratio 2026 — 168th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 30.9% 2023 down 1.0% 76th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 771.2 2023 up 45.7% 83rd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 28.8% 2023 up 14.3% 81st Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 30.9% 2023 down 1.0% 80th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 28.6% 2023 up 15.3% 81st Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 28.8 2023 up 14.3% 76th Gender Development Index 0.927 2022 up 2.8% 134th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 51.0% 2024 up 64.5% 118th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 50.0% 2024 up 72.4% 117th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1 2023 down 0.8% 105th Gender Inequality Index 0.604 2022 down 2.7% 14th Suicide Rate 1.82 2021 up 5.2% 168th Female migrants 39.2% 2020 down 0.3% 192nd Age at first marriage, female 21.4 2016 unchanged 134th Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 2.7 2024 down 12.8% 181st ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →