Reference Data in Papua New Guinea

1,588 indicators covering reference data for Papua New Guinea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 1.69 per 100 people 2022 down 1.6% 158th
Egg production 5,419 tonnes 2024 down 1.6% 146th
Poultry production 6,952 tonnes 2024 up 10.0% 150th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 105.63 million current US$ 2024 down 37.1% 160th
Net food imports by crop - Barley 499 2019 69th
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score 6 2025 down 33.3% 114th
Electoral democracy 0 2025 down 100.0% 107th
14_Debt securities held by nonresidents, annual growth rate -5.55 % change on previous year 2025 up 93.2% 132nd
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities 6.84 million people 2024 up 13.0% 26th
10_Insured export credit exposures, short term 555.00 million BU 2025 up 240.5% 120th
09_Insured export credit exposures, Berne Union 1.72 billion 2025 down 60.2% 108th
Free and fair elections 0 2025 112th
Multi-party elections for legislature 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Multi-party elections 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 1.58 million people 2024 up 32.2% 28th
Open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas 17.3% 2024 up 7.6% 33rd
Teachers in primary education, male 18,156 number 2016 up 106.7% 72nd
Asylum seekers vs. Refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum 30.74 people per 100,000 inhabitants 2024 up 558.3% 80th
Tree cover loss by dominant driver 113.92 hectares 2024 down 63.5% 81st
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 1.60 million current US$ 2024 down 42.7% 202nd
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes 17,600 trips 2022 down 62.8% 165th
International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons 17,600 trips 2022 down 62.8% 165th
Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9857 GPIA 2016 up 2.0% 138th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 1.79 years 2016 up 83.9% 92nd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index 0.9841 GPI 2016 up 1.8% 140th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 1.76 years 2016 up 87.3% 92nd
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels 1.09 million people 2023 up 54.6% 131st
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking 9.30 million people 2023 up 22.4% 44th
UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 54 2023 unchanged 164th
UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases 37 2023 up 15.6% 190th
UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases 24 2023 up 20.0% 188th
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 24 2023 up 41.2% 182nd
UHC service coverage index 32 2023 up 18.5% 191st
Corn production 12,926 tonnes 2024 up 4.8% 134th
06_Multilateral loans, total 4.65 billion 2026 up 345.0% 51st
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths 36,730 children 2024 up 44.2% 41st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 186,363 number 2016 up 100.0% 62nd
Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked 1,457 2019 up 435.7% 44th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 3.43 years 2016 160th
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index 0.7154 GPI 2016 186th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 2.45 years 2016 175th
Tomato production 549.52 tonnes 2024 up 6.4% 155th
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein 5.8% 2023 down 13.8% 101st
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex 2.9% 2023 down 25.5% 35th
Probability of dying that year, among males 3.5% 2023 down 24.4% 40th
Number of children under 5 1.23 million people 2023 up 10.3% 79th
Equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Total dependency ratio 59.1% 2023 down 9.5% 84th
Old-age dependency ratio 5.3% 2023 up 15.9% 209th
Age dependency breakdown 5.3% 2023 up 15.9% 209th
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex 119,606 people 2023 up 9.1% 78th
Air passengers 1.55 million 2023 down 17.3% 88th
Dietary compositions by commodity group 17.06 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 17.7% 172nd
Median age 22.34 years 2023 up 9.2% 178th
Net official development assistance and official aid received 691.09 million constant 2023 US$ 2023 up 10.8% 58th
15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, annual -100 % change on previous year 2022 unchanged 137th
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population 0.0% 2020 up 0.3% 165th
Armed forces personnel 4,000 2020 up 29.0% 149th
Number of people living in the capital city 650,819 people 2100 up 0.1% 131st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2008 82nd