Social Development in Papua New Guinea 142 indicators covering social development for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy Index 5 2018 up 25.0% 98th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 1,227 2025 up 519.7% 107th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0001 units per person 2025 up 403.4% 131st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 314.2% 105th Political Rights Score 22 2025 down 4.3% 108th Freedom Score 61 2025 up 3.4% 101st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 3,121 2025 up 596.7% 82nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 up 465.9% 83rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 365.7% 50th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate 24.95 % change on previous year 2025 up 454.3% 14th Full democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 15 2018 up 7.1% 99th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year 2025 down 131.8% 100th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.504 2025 down 13.8% 121st Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.782 2025 up 0.1% 91st Political Corruption Index 0.684 2025 up 2.5% 58th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.684 2025 up 2.5% 58th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.3985 2024 down 30.5% 139th Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 1 2025 — 1st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre 2023 up 392.5% 170th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0073 units per square kilometre 2023 up 716.3% 106th LGBT+ Rights Index -0.3901 2019 unchanged 142nd Forcibly displaced people 80,848 2025 up 397.5% 85th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 2 2016 unchanged 1st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 0 number 2025 — 116th Age of electoral democracy 51 years 2025 up 24.4% 39th Full democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Corruption Perceptions Index 31 2024 up 24.0% 126th Internally displaced people due to conflict 84,051 people 2024 — 29th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.9564 2024 down 29.7% 169th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.6208 2024 down 30.7% 151st Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.3385 2024 down 28.2% 132nd Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.0029 2024 up 56.4% 109th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 60.5% 2024 down 7.8% 42nd Homicide rate 9.34 homicides per 100,000 population 2010 up 11.2% 38th Homicides 713 homicides 2010 up 53.3% 47th Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 9.34 homicides per 100,000 population 2010 up 11.2% 38th Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 9.34 homicides per 100,000 population 2010 up 11.2% 38th Age of electoral democracy 35 years 2007 up 40.0% 49th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 — 90th Homicides 1,035 deaths 2021 up 44.6% 58th Homicide rate 10.4 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 13.4% 39th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 10.41 2021 up 13.3% 39th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 2.92 million 2030 up 9.2% 42nd States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 1.43 2030 up 19.3% 147th States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 1997 unchanged 31st Age of full democracy 48 years 2025 up 26.3% 33rd Freedom of Association Score 8 2025 down 20.0% 22nd Freedom of Expression Score 7 2025 down 22.2% 19th Civil Rights Score 6 2025 up 20.0% 31st Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 36.9% 2030 down 10.9% 10th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 2.92 million 2030 up 9.2% 47th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 55.9% 2020 down 1.2% 64th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →