Date: May 25, 2026
Papua New Guinea is a mid-size country with 0.1% of the world's population. Papua New Guinea is a democratic, republic country. It has 1 world heritage site.
Papua New Guinea is the 89th ranked country in population and 176th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world. Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Literacy Rate (%)
Total Military Force
Out of 195 countries in the world, Papua New Guinea is the 25th worst ranked in Literacy Rate (%) . This indicates that the educational infrastructure in this country is worse than it is in other countries.
Out of 195 countries in the world, Papua New Guinea is the 39th worst ranked in Total No. of Doctors . This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population
The Average Total No. of Pharmacists of 195 countries in the world is 19,528. Papua New Guinea is the 40th worst ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population
Out of 195 countries in the world, Papua New Guinea is the 44th worst ranked in Total Military Force . This may indicate that the country is facing lesser threats compared to other countries.
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Hiri Motu | # People | 100,000 | 1 | 1126 | ||
| 2 | Tok Pisin | # People | 130,000 | 1 | 1129 | ||
| 3 | Hiri Motu as a % of total Hiri Motu speakers | % People | 0 | 1 | 1130 | ||
| 4 | Tok Pisin as a % of total Tok Pisin speakers | % People | 0 | 1 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | English as a % of total English speakers | % People | 0 | 23 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | English | # People | 10,677,446 | 23 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | Filipino | # People | 5,902,375 | 8 | 1232 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | FTAs in India for Education (%) | % People | 5 | 1 | 1125 | ||
| 2 | INDs via Chennai Airport (%) | % People | 5 | 2 | 1125 | ||
| 3 | INDs via Bengaluru Airport (%) | % People | 5 | 4 | 1128 | ||
| 4 | FTAs in India via Chennai (%) | % People | 5 | 6 | 1125 | ||
| 5 | INDs via Hyderabad Airport (%) | % People | 3 | 10 | 1130 | ||
| 6 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 16 | 1129 | ||
| 7 | INDs for Business (%) | % People | 25 | 16 | 1126 | ||
| 8 | INDs via Kolkata Airport (%) | % People | 2 | 17 | 1129 | ||
| 9 | INDs via Cochin Airport (%) | % People | 3 | 19 | 1125 | ||
| 10 | FTAs in India via Bengaluru (%) | % People | 6 | 24 | 1125 | ||
| 11 | INDs via Ahmedabad Airport (%) | % People | 1 | 33 | 1125 | ||
| 12 | INDs - Indian Diaspora (%) | % People | 22 | 46 | 1125 | ||
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| 1 | INDs for Leisure (%) | % People | 46 | 180 | 1232 | ||
| 2 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 181 | 1234 | |||
| 3 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,288 | 178 | 1231 | ||
| 4 | FTAs in India for Leisure (%) | % People | 42 | 173 | 1234 | ||
| 5 | INDs via Delhi Airport (%) | % People | 38 | 169 | 1234 | ||
| 6 | GDP Per Capita at PPP (USD) | $ | 30,199 | 163 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | INDs via Mumbai Airport (%) | % People | 33 | 156 | 1234 | ||
| 8 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 143 | 1231 | |||
| 9 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 131 | 1233 | |||
| 10 | FTAs in India | # People | 51,254 | 148 | 1233 | ||
| 11 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 18,044 | 145 | 1233 | ||
| 12 | FTAs in India via Mumbai (%) | % People | 23 | 137 | 1231 | ||
| 13 | INDs from India | # People | 158,494 | 128 | 1230 | ||
| 14 | FTAs in India via Delhi (%) | % People | 46 | 119 | 1230 | ||
| 15 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 104 | 1231 | ||
| 16 | GDP (Billions USD) | $ Billions | 600 | 108 | 1232 | ||
| 17 | INDs via Trivandrum Airport (%) | % People | 1 | 44 | 1233 | ||
| 18 | FTAs in India - Indian Diaspora (%) | % People | 14 | 87 | 1234 | ||
| 19 | FTAs in India for Business (%) | % People | 18 | 86 | 1235 | ||
| 20 | FTAs in India via Kolkata (%) | % People | 2 | 43 | 1231 | ||
| 21 | FTAs in India via Hyderabad (%) | % People | 3 | 44 | 1233 | ||
| 22 | FTAs in India for Medical (%) | % People | 12 | 60 | 1235 | ||
| 23 | No. of Companies Listed in NYSE | Count | 65 | 32 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 2 | 1128 | ||
| 2 | Pop. without Electricity Access / Total Pop.% | % People | 14 | 8 | 1125 | ||
| 3 | Pop. without Electricity access | # People | 3,455,508 | 25 | 1125 | ||
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| 1 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 194 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 188 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 11 | 94 | 1230 | ||
| 4 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,603,754 | 141 | 1235 | ||
| 5 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 27 | 123 | 1230 | ||
| 6 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 117 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 65 | 1234 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 9 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 178 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 135 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | Islamic Population | # People | 10,091,996 | 155 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Christian Population | # People | 16,917,912 | 49 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 49 | 1232 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 14 | 1128 | ||
| 2 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 15 | 1125 | ||
| 3 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,595,147 | 19 | 1128 | ||
| 4 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 19 | 1127 | |||
| 5 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 121 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Gold Produced/Total Gold Produced %. | 4 | 17 | 1235 | |||
| 2 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 174 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 156 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Oil Prodcuced/Total Oil Produced % | 5 | 53 | 1230 | |||
| 5 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 137 | 1234 | ||
| 6 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 129 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 147 | 1233 | ||
| 8 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 145 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | Natural Gas Produced/Total Natural Gas Produced % | Mass | 5 | 40 | 1235 | ||
| 10 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 143 | 1235 | ||
| 11 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,504,846 | 141 | 1230 | ||
| 12 | Honey Produced /Total Honey Produced % | Weight | 0 | 103 | 1232 | ||
| 13 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,920,442 | 108 | 1235 | ||
| 14 | Honey prod. | Tons | 15,393 | 106 | 1235 | ||
| 15 | Goat Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 196,989 | 105 | 1235 | ||
| 16 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 20,929,075 | 68 | 1235 | ||
| 17 | Sugarcane Produced/Total Sugarcane Produced.% | Weight | 2 | 65 | 1233 | ||
| 18 | Oil Prod. | Barrels/day | 855,887 | 56 | 1233 | ||
| 19 | Natural Gas Prod. | Million cubic meters | 43,738 | 40 | 1232 | ||
| 20 | Gold Prod. | Weight | 125 | 17 | 1232 | ||
| 21 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 878,129 | 16 | 1232 | ||
| 22 | Sweet Potatoes Produced/Total Sweet Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 16 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 18 | 1130 | ||
| 2 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 56 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 178 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | Female Population | # People | 21,066,765 | 90 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | Total Population | # People | 42,357,833 | 88 | 1230 | ||
| 4 | Male Population | # People | 21,291,067 | 87 | 1235 | ||
| 5 | Total Births | # People | 677,551 | 79 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 40 | 1125 | ||
| 2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 40 | 1125 | ||
| 3 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 50 | 1126 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 59 | 154 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 145 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 138 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 127 | 1234 | ||
| 5 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 125 | 1235 | ||
| 6 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 6 | 117 | 1232 | ||
| 7 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 109 | 1231 | ||
| 8 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 57 | 103 | 1232 | ||
| 9 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 103 | 1235 | ||
| 10 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 98 | 1230 | ||
| 11 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 98 | 1232 | ||
| 12 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,641,663 | 95 | 1232 | ||
| 13 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 84 | 1235 | ||
| 14 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 62 | 1234 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | No. of people HIV infected/Total pop. | # People | 5,202 | 30 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 166 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 161 | 1235 | ||
| 3 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 157 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 156 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 120 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 69 | 179 | 1232 | ||
| 2 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 27 | 179 | 1233 | ||
| 3 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 34 | 179 | 1234 | ||
| 4 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 177 | 1233 | ||
| 5 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 12 | 177 | 1232 | ||
| 6 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 29 | 175 | 1232 | ||
| 7 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 36 | 175 | 1233 | ||
| 8 | X (Twitter) users | # People | 1,789,045 | 156 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Instagram Users | % People | 0 | 131 | 1234 | ||
| 10 | Instagram Users | Absolute | 10,458,072 | 153 | 1232 | ||
| 11 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 142 | 1234 | ||
| 12 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 34 | 142 | 1235 | ||
| 13 | Internet Users | # People | 28,543,790 | 122 | 1233 | ||
| 14 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 107 | 1235 | ||
| 15 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 111 | 1232 | ||
| 16 | Facebook users | # People | 11,706,915 | 112 | 1232 | ||
| 17 | LinkedIn users | # People | 7,145,162 | 111 | 1235 | ||
| 18 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 37 | 110 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 177 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 126 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 171 | 1232 | ||
| 2 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 165 | 1231 | ||
| 3 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 201,153 | 129 | 1234 | ||
| 4 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 105 | 1233 | ||
| 5 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 3,225,437 | 106 | 1234 | ||
| 6 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 97 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 59 | 1235 | ||
| 8 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 3,831,465 | 81 | 1232 | ||
| 9 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 112,672 | 77 | 1231 | ||
| 10 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 39 | 1235 | ||
| 11 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 30 | 1231 | ||
| 12 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 13 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 167 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | Total Military Force | # People | 362,682 | 152 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 144 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 17 | 127 | 1233 | ||
| 5 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 88 | 1234 | ||
| 6 | Judges Per 100K | People Per 100K | 11 | 87 | 1233 | ||
Mother Tongue : English
Literacy Rate (%) : 64.20
| Country Capital | : | Singapore |
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| GDP Per Capita | : | 2,565 |
| GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 142nd/195 |
| Life Expectancy | : | 66 |
| Unemployment Rate | : | 2 |
| Number of Internet Users | : | 2,829,378 |
| Internet Users Rank | : | 122nd/195 |
| Area | : | 683 |
| Area Rank | : | 176th/195 |
| Total Population | : | 10,763 |
| Total Population Rank | : | 89th/195 |
| Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Moresby | 464,451 |
| 2 | Lae | 189,939 |
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