Papua New Guinea Analytics
LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. English
: 434,000
- 2. Tok Pisin
: 130,000
Mother Tongue : English
Literacy Rate (%) : 64.2
Country Capital | : | Mujuro |
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GDP Per capita | : | 3,115 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 128th/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 65 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 2 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 3,168,000 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 111th/195 |
Area | : | 99 |
Area Rank | : | 189th/195 |
Total Population | : | 9,949 |
Total Population Rank | : | 92nd/195 |
Continent: South East Asia and Oceania
Papua New Guinea Highlights
Papua New Guinea is the 92nd ranked country in population and 189th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world.Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Worse than World Average-
- 1. Papua New Guinea is the 14th worst ranked in Doctors (Per 10,000) out of 195 countries in the world. This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population.
- 2. The average Pharmacists (Per 10,000) of the countries in the world is 4. Papua New Guinea is the 15th worst-ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population.
- 3. Out of the 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.
Papua New Guinea Metrics
Language Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Hiri Motu | # People | 512 | 1 | 1127 | ||
2 | Tok Pisin | # People | 666 | 1 | 1129 | ||
3 | Hiri Motu as a % of total Hiri Motu speakers | % People | 0 | 1 | 1129 | ||
4 | Tok Pisin as a % of total Tok Pisin speakers | % People | 0 | 1 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | English as a % of total English speakers | % People | 0 | 27 | 1232 | ||
2 | English | # People | 3,175,743 | 23 | 1233 | ||
3 | Filipino | # People | 242,148 | 8 | 1233 |
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 41 | 4 | 1125 | ||
2 | Pop. without Electricity Access / Total Pop.% | % People | 15 | 12 | 1125 | ||
3 | Pop. without Electricity access | # People | 3,489,572 | 27 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 59 | 193 | 1232 | ||
2 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 85 | 184 | 1230 | ||
3 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 94 | 1232 | ||
4 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 22,563,215 | 140 | 1235 | ||
5 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 123 | 1230 | ||
6 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 117 | 1231 | ||
7 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 65 | 1233 |
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Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 12 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 179 | 1230 | ||
2 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 48 | 1234 |
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 14 | 1128 | ||
2 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 15 | 1127 | ||
3 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 19 | 1130 | ||
4 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 19 | 1128 | |||
5 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 23 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Potatoes prod. | Weight | 2,516,782 | 140 | 1231 | ||
2 | Rice prod. | Weight | 6,871,329 | 108 | 1233 | ||
3 | Honey Produced /Total Honey Produced % | Weight | 0 | 99 | 1232 | ||
4 | Honey prod. | Weight | 14,821 | 102 | 1231 | ||
5 | Oil Prodcuced/Total Oil Produced % | 5 | 53 | 1231 | |||
6 | Oil Prod. | 4,369,531 | 56 | 1231 | |||
7 | Onion Produced/Total Onion Produced % | Weight | 0 | 49 | 1232 | ||
8 | Onion prod. | Weight | 759,968 | 49 | 1235 | ||
9 | Natural Gas Prod. | Mass | 216,389 | 40 | 1233 | ||
10 | Natural Gas Produced/Total Natural Gas Produced % | Mass | 5 | 40 | 1233 | ||
11 | Gold Produced/Total Gold Produced %. | 4 | 17 | 1232 | |||
12 | Gold Prod. | Weight | 125 | 17 | 1235 | ||
13 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Weight | 833,178 | 17 | 1234 | ||
14 | Sweet Potatoes Produced/Total Sweet Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 16 | 1231 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Nurses to doctor ratio | Ratio | 2 | 14 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Doctors (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 20 | 182 | 1235 | ||
2 | Pharmacists (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 4 | 178 | 1231 | ||
3 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 166 | 1230 | ||
4 | #Dentists | # People | 13,328 | 169 | 1234 | ||
5 | Nurses(per 10000) | People per 10000 | 44 | 153 | 1230 | ||
6 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 71 | 147 | 1234 | ||
7 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 73,975 | 147 | 1231 | ||
8 | Total Nursing | # People | 163,061 | 130 | 1230 | ||
9 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 120 | 1231 |
Demography Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 16 | 1125 | ||
2 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 1 | 45 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 49 | 179 | 1233 | ||
2 | Gender Ratio | Ratio of female per male, Country total female/ Country total male | 0 | 179 | 1233 | ||
3 | Density ( Pop/Land Area Ratio) | Density | 342 | 163 | 1234 | ||
4 | Female Population | # People (In Thousands) | 20,160 | 95 | 1231 | ||
5 | Total Population (2021) | # People (In Thousands) | 40,345 | 92 | 1230 | ||
6 | Male Population | # People (In Thousands) | 20,393 | 90 | 1234 | ||
7 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 688 | 81 | 1234 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 55 | 48 | 1126 | ||
2 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 55 | 48 | 1130 | ||
3 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 75 | 93 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 13 | 164 | 1232 | ||
2 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 161 | 1231 | ||
3 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 155 | 1233 | ||
4 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,227,722 | 130 | 1231 | ||
5 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 24 | 105 | 1232 | ||
6 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 19,636,200 | 102 | 1230 | ||
7 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 99 | 1230 | ||
8 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 14,402,736 | 99 | 1231 | ||
9 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,233,463 | 93 | 1233 | ||
10 | Employment in Services | # People | 9,747,273 | 90 | 1234 | ||
11 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 24 | 86 | 1231 | ||
12 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 24 | 86 | 1230 | ||
13 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 357,113 | 77 | 1233 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 73 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 18,253 | 128 | 1235 | ||
2 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 117 | 1233 | |||
3 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 7,895 | 118 | 1232 | ||
4 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 98 | 1235 | ||
5 | GDP (Billions USD) 2022 | $ Billions | 531 | 100 | 1232 | ||
6 | No. of Companies Listed in NYSE | Count | 65 | 32 | 1234 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 177 | 1232 | ||
2 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 126 | 1233 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | # People | 16 | 178 | 1230 | ||
2 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | # People | 14 | 176 | 1230 | ||
3 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 66 | 166 | 1232 | ||
4 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 60 | 165 | 1234 | ||
5 | Twitter users | # People | 3,240,046 | 163 | 1231 | ||
6 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 76 | 158 | 1235 | ||
7 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | # People | 29 | 145 | 1234 | ||
8 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | # People | 0 | 112 | 1230 | ||
9 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | # People | 34 | 125 | 1231 | ||
10 | Facebook users | # People | 17,943,893 | 123 | 1233 | ||
11 | LinkedIn users | # People | 5,792,754 | 112 | 1235 | ||
12 | Internet Users | # People | 25,030,008 | 111 | 1232 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 171 | 1231 | ||
2 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 165 | 1232 | ||
3 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 129 | 1230 | ||
4 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 105 | 1231 | ||
5 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 9,727,510 | 106 | 1231 | ||
6 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,125,548 | 98 | 1235 | ||
7 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 9,629,078 | 81 | 1233 | ||
8 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 59 | 1235 | ||
9 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 39 | 1234 | ||
10 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 30 | 1235 | ||
11 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 13 | 1232 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 134 | 1231 | ||
2 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,744,062 | 156 | 1230 | ||
3 | Christian Population | # People | 11,763,461 | 48 | 1234 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 0 | 159 | 1232 | ||
2 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 141 | 1233 | ||
3 | Total Military Force | # People | 122,909 | 145 | 1234 | ||
4 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 126 | 1233 | ||
5 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 88 | 1234 | ||
6 | Judges Per 100K | People Per 100K | 11 | 87 | 1230 |
Papua New Guinea Language Details
Sr. | Language | % of people speaking the language in country. |
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1 | English | 4.36 % |
2 | Tok Pisin | 1.31 % |
3 | Hiri Motu | 1.01 % |
List of cities having more than 100K population in Papua New Guinea
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Port Moresby | 464,451 |
2 | Lae | 189,939 |
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