International Rankings of Papua New Guinea 2023, country comparisons

This table lists the international rankings of Papua New Guinea, in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of Papua New Guinea, can be found in the main country ranks menu.
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Ranked Data	Rank	Value	Year
Communications
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	59	0.2	2020
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total	163	21000	2020
Internet users - percent of population	90	32 %	2021
Internet users - total	115	3.168 million	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	57	2	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions	123	170000	2021
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	96	48	2021
Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions	125	4.800 million	2021
Economy
Average household expenditures - on alcohol and tobacco	59	N/A % of household expenditures	2023
Average household expenditures - on food	95	N/A % of household expenditures	2023
Budget - expenditures	117	5.135 billion US Dollars	2019
Budget - revenues	118	4.039 billion US Dollars	2019
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)	74	4.8 % of GDP	0
Current account balance	32	5.451 billion US Dollars	2018
Debt - external	98	17.940 billion US Dollars	2017
Exports	104	10.597 billion US Dollars	2018
GDP (official exchange rate)	121	19.820 billion US Dollars	2017
GDP - composition by end use - exports of goods and services	59	49.3 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - government consumption	51	19.7 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - household consumption	168	43.7 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - imports of goods and services	25	22.3 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - investment in fixed capital	135	10 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - investment in inventories	52	0.4 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - agriculture	38	22.1 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - industry	21	42.9 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - services	180	35 % of GDP	2017
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income	36	41.9 %	2009
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	14	40.5 % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	1996
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%	34	1.7 % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	0
Imports	145	4.844 billion US Dollars	2018
Industrial production growth rate	183	7.5 %	2020
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	74	4.48 %	2021
Labor force	105	3.073 million US Dollars	2021
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture	5	85 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - industry	135	N/A %	0
Labor force - by occupation - services	166	N/A %	0
Population below poverty line	47	37 %	2002
Public debt	101	48.68 % of GDP	2020
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)	131	36.589 billion US Dollars	2021
Real GDP growth rate	171	0.3 %	2021
Real GDP per capita	155	3700 US Dollars	2021
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	127	2.339 billion US Dollars	2019
Taxes and other revenues	166	11.88 % of GDP	0
Unemployment rate	188	2.75 %	2021
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	148	4.2	2021
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	135	6.3	0
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	142	5.3	0
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions - from coal and metallurgical coke	128	0 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from consumed natural gas	105	526000 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from petroleum and other liquids	111	5.965 million metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Coal - consumption	122	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - exports	62	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - imports	112	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - production	75	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - proven reserves	75	0 metric tons	2019
Electricity - consumption	133	3.702 billion kWh	2019
Electricity - exports	98	0 kWh	2019
Electricity - imports	117	0 kWh	2019
Electricity - installed generating capacity	132	1.139 million kWh	2020
Electricity - transmission/distribution losses	136	340.000 million kWh	2019
Electricity access	2	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - biomass and waste	48	1 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - fossil fuels	57	80.2 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - geothermal	17	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - hydroelectricity	81	18.9 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - nuclear	34	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - solar	69	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - tide and wave	6	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - wind	73	0 %	2020
Energy consumption per capita	150	11.316 million Btu/person	2019
Natural gas - consumption	107	166.984 million cubic meters	2020
Natural gas - exports	20	11.764 billion cubic meters	2020
Natural gas - imports	88	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - production	40	11.784 billion cubic meters	2020
Natural gas - proven reserves	40	183.125 billion cubic meters	2021
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate exports	37	60300 bbl/day	2018
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate imports	60	27400 bbl/day	2018
Petroleum - crude oil estimated reserves	55	159.700 million bbl/day	2021
Petroleum - refined petroleum consumption	112	38200 bbl/day	2019
Petroleum - total petroleum production	64	37200 bbl/day	2021
Refined petroleum products - exports	128	0 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - imports	135	17110 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - production	90	22170 bbl/day	2015
Environment
Air pollutants - carbon dioxide emissions	111	7.54 megatons	2016
Air pollutants - methane emissions	87	11.05 megatons	2020
Air pollutants - particulate matter emissions	161	10.91 micrograms per cubic meter	2016
Land use - agricultural land	189	2.6	2018
Land use - arable land	155	0.7	2018
Land use - forest	23	63.1	2018
Land use - other	68	34.3	2018
Land use - permanent crops	70	1.5	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	158	0.4	2018
Revenue from coal	33	0 % of GDP	2018
Revenue from forest resources	33	2.08 % of GDP	2018
Total renewable water resources	20	801.000 billion cubic meters	2020
Total water withdrawal - agricultural	140	1.000 million cubic meters	2020
Total water withdrawal - industrial	78	170.000 million cubic meters	2020
Total water withdrawal - municipal	93	220.000 million cubic meters	2020
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	45	2.91	2025
Urbanization - urban population	181	13.7	2023
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste generated annually	85	1.000 million tons	2014
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste recycled annually	100	20000 tons	2016
Waste and recycling - percent of municipal solid waste recycled	79	2 %	2016
Geography
Area - land	58	452860 sq km	0
Area - total	59	462840 sq km	0
Area - water	65	998057 sq km	0
Coastline	26	5152 km	0
Elevation - highest point	36	4509 meters	0
Elevation - lowest point	35	0 meters	0
Elevation - mean elevation	53	667 meters	0
Irrigated land	160	0 sq km	2022
Land boundaries - total	125	824 km	0
Land use - agricultural land	189	2.6	2018
Land use - arable land	155	0.7	2018
Land use - forest	23	63.1	2018
Land use - other	68	34.3	2018
Land use - permanent crops	70	1.5	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	158	0.4	2018
Military
Military expenditures	51	0.3 % of GDP	2022
Population
Alcohol consumption per capita - beer	117	0.6 liters of pure alcohol	2019
Alcohol consumption per capita - other alcohols	63	0 liters of pure alcohol	2019
Alcohol consumption per capita - spirits	98	0.6 liters of pure alcohol	2019
Alcohol consumption per capita - total	132	1.26 liters of pure alcohol	2019
Alcohol consumption per capita - wine	90	0.06 liters of pure alcohol	2019
Birth rate	31	28.54 births/1,000 population	2023
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	8	27.8 %	0911
Contraceptive prevalence rate	87	36.7 %	1618
Current health expenditure	89	2.5 % of GDP	2020
Currently married women (ages 15-49)	32	65.5 %	2023
Death rate	161	5.48 deaths/1,000 population	2023
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio	143	5 %	0
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	18	20.1 %	2021
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio	65	60.5 %	0
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio	54	55.5 %	0
Drinking water source - improved	57	86.2 % of population	0
Drinking water source - rural	5	58.5 % of population	0
Drinking water source - total	1	52.5 % of population	2020
Drinking water source - unimproved	8	13.8 % of population	0
Education expenditures	69	1.4 % of GDP	2020
Gross reproduction rate	24	1.88 %	2023
Hospital bed density	71	N/A beds/1,000 population	2023
Infant mortality rate - female	42	29.34 deaths/1,000 live births	2023
Infant mortality rate - male	45	36.11 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Infant mortality rate - total	41	32.81 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Life expectancy at birth - female	159	71.52 years	2023
Life expectancy at birth - male	156	68.04 years	0
Life expectancy at birth - total population	157	69.74 years	0
Literacy - female	96	62.8 %	2015
Literacy - male	84	65.6 %	0
Literacy - total population	90	64.2 %	0
Maternal mortality ratio	47	192 deaths/100,000 live births	2020
Median age - female	128	24 years	2020
Median age - male	115	24 years	0
Median age - total	120	24 years	0
Mother's mean age at first birth	59	21.9	1618
Net migration rate	81	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population	0
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	71	21.3 %	2016
Physicians density	154	0.07 physicians/1,000 population	2019
Population	94	9.819 million	2023
Population growth rate	28	2.31 %	2023
Sanitation facility access - improved	86	57.8 % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - rural	10	81.8 % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - total	4	76.5 % of population	2020
Sanitation facility access - unimproved	9	42.2 % of population	0
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female	18	N/A years	2023
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male	15	N/A years	2023
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total	17	N/A years	2023
Sex ratio - 0-14 years	12	1.04 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 15-64 years	21	1.02 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 65 years and over	15	0.98 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - at birth	8	1.05 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - total population	16	1.03 male(s)/female	0
Tobacco use - female	17	25.1 %	2020
Tobacco use - male	8	53.5 %	2020
Tobacco use - total	5	39.3 %	2020
Total fertility rate	30	3.85 children born/woman	2023
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	45	2.91	2025
Urbanization - urban population	181	13.7	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	148	4.2	2021
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	135	6.3	0
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	142	5.3	0
Transportation
Airports	11	561	2021
Airports - with paved runways - civil airports	18	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - joint use (civil-military) airports	1	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - military airports	14	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - other airports	22	N/A	2023
Airports - with unpaved runways	11	5.401 million	3280
Heliports	24	2	2021
Merchant marine - total	65	199	0
National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers	72	30.930 million	2018
National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers	101	964713	2018
National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers	66	48	0
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers	22	6	2020
Railways	33	N/A km	2023
Roadways - paved	107	3000 km	2011
Roadways - total	121	9349 km	2011
Waterways	14	11000 km	2011

*CALCULATED FIGURES are those that we calculated from data presented by the CIA World Factbook. For example, we calculated population density by dividing the total population by the land area, the electricity consumption per capita by dividing electricity consumption by the total population, etc.

NOTE: The information regarding Papua New Guinea on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Papua New Guinea 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Papua New Guinea 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.