The Human Truth Foundation

Papua New Guinea (Independent State of Papua New Guinea)

https://www.humantruth.info/papua_new_guinea.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

#papua_new_guinea

Papua New Guinea
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Flag
StatusIndependent State
Social and Moral Index178th best
CapitalPort Moresby
Land Area 452 860km21
LocationAustralasia, Melanesia
Population8.6m2
Life Expectancy65.35yrs (2017)3
GNI$4 009 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 CodesPG, PNG, 5985
Internet Domain.pg6
CurrencyKina (PGK)7
Telephone+6758

1. Overview

#australia #germany #indonesia #papua_new_guinea #UK

The island of New Guinea is divided almost equally into two halves. The Eatern half is called Papua New Guinea, which has been an independent state since 1975, before which it was owned by Australia, Germany and the UK. The Western half is part of Indonesia. Humans have lived on the island of New Guinea for 40,000 years, whereupon they started cultivating and exploiting plants like yams and taro9.

The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville ended in 1997 after claiming some 20,000 lives.

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)10

Book CoverCoral-ringed beaches, smouldering volcanoes and rainforest-covered mountains meet traditional villages and tropical islands in a remote and unforgettable adventure getaway. The striking natural beauty and myriad complex cultures in Papua New Guinea offer some riveting and truly life-affirming experiences - along with some challenging, frontier-style travel. Highland cultures, wild festivals, world-class diving, the notorious Kokoda Track and a relative dearth of tourists make this one of the Pacific´s most intriguing destinations.

PNG is a megadiverse region, owing much of its diversity to its topography. The mountainous terrain has spawned diversity in two ways: isolated highlands are often home to unique fauna and flora found nowhere else, while within any one mountain range you will find different species as you go higher.

Slip beneath the surface to find an incredible underwater world and a wealth of WWII wreck dives. For a glimpse into PNG´s fascinating tribal cultures, head to the Highlands or to the remote, untrammelled island provinces and Trobriand Islands. Just don´t expect a lazy island resort holiday - PNG is a true travel experience.

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)11

2. Papua New Guinea National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)12
Pos.Higher is better
Value12
1Switzerland0.962
2Norway0.961
3Iceland0.959
...
154Zambia0.565
155Solomon Islands0.564
156=Comoros0.558
156=Papua New Guinea0.558
158Mauritania0.556
159Ivory Coast0.550
160Tanzania0.549
161Pakistan0.544
Australasia Avg0.70
World Avg0.72
q=191.
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)12
Pos.Higher is better
PPP $12
1Liechtenstein$146 830
2Singapore$90 919
3Qatar$87 134
...
150Cambodia$4 079
151Kiribati$4 063
152Sao Tome & Principe$4 021
153Papua New Guinea$4 009
154Nepal$3 877
155Myanmar (Burma)$3 851
156Zimbabwe$3 810
157Micronesia$3 696
Australasia Avg$12 519
World Avg$20 136
q=193.
Social & Moral
Development Index
13
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank13
1Denmark27.0
2Norway29.9
3Sweden31.8
...
175Congo, (Brazzaville)119.7
176Haiti119.8
177Mozambique120.0
178Papua New Guinea120.5
179Turkmenistan120.9
180Guinea-Bissau121.0
181Solomon Islands121.4
182Marshall Islands122.1
Australasia Avg95.6
World Avg88.6
q=199.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Papua New Guinea's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population:

Papua New Guinea's population is predicted to rise to 10.18 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 3.17. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.14

Population2
Pos.2018
Population2
1China1.4b
2India1.4b
3USA327.1m
...
95Tajikistan9.1m
96Austria8.9m
97Serbia8.8m
98Papua New Guinea8.6m
99Switzerland8.5m
100Israel8.4m
101Togo7.9m
102Sierra Leone7.7m
World Avg39.0m
q=195.
Life Expectancy
Higher is better
12
Pos.2021
Years12
1Monaco85.9
2Hong Kong85.5
3Japan84.8
...
145Gabon65.8
146Guyana65.7
147Myanmar (Burma)65.7
148Papua New Guinea65.4
149Marshall Islands65.3
150Sudan65.3
151Ethiopia65.0
152Tuvalu64.5
World Avg71.28
q=195.
Fertility Rate
2.0 is best
15
Pos.202215
1US Virgin Islands2.00
2Ecuador2.00
3Nepal2.01
...
151Puerto Rico0.90
152Tajikistan3.14
153Tuvalu3.14
154Papua New Guinea3.17
155Tonga3.19
156S. Korea0.78
157Namibia3.25
158Kiribati3.27
World Avg2.47
q=208.
Old-Age Dependency Ratio
Lower is better
16
Pos.2016
Per 10016
1Uganda04.3
2Mali04.5
3=Chad04.7
...
34Comoros06.3
35=Mozambique06.4
35=Madagascar06.4
35=Papua New Guinea06.4
38Ghana06.5
39=Palestine06.5
40Ethiopia06.6
41=Swaziland06.6
World Avg18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants17
Pos.2017
%17
1UAE88.4%
2Kuwait75.5%
3Qatar65.2%
...
173Cambodia0.5%
174Honduras0.4%
175Solomon Islands0.4%
176Papua New Guinea0.4%
177India0.4%
178Afghanistan0.4%
179Haiti0.4%
180Brazil0.4%
World Avg9.4%
q=195.
Emigrants18
Pos.2010
%18
1Dominica104.8%
2Palestine68.4%
3Samoa67.3%
...
175Myanmar (Burma)1.0%
176Solomon Islands1.0%
177India0.9%
178Papua New Guinea0.9%
179USA0.8%
180Namibia0.7%
181Ethiopia0.7%
182Tanzania0.7%
World Avg11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #papua_new_guinea #papua_new_guinea_human_rights #politics #prejudice #tolerance

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)19
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank19
1Sweden6.1
2Denmark8.6
3Norway9.0
...
147Ivory Coast112.2
148Bangladesh112.2
149S. Sudan113.3
150Papua New Guinea113.5
151Bahrain115.4
152Bhutan115.8
Australasia Avg79.23
World Avg86.55
q=199.
Papua New Guinea is very poor at ensuring human rights and freedom compared to the rest of the world, and it has cultural issues when it comes to tolerance and equality. Papua New Guinea does better than average in commentary in Human Rights Watch reports20 (one of the best in Australasia), supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms21 (but amongst the highest in Australasia), supporting press freedom22 (but the worst in Australasia) and in its average Freedom in the World rating (but amongst the worst in Australasia). Papua New Guinea does not succeed in everything, however. Papua New Guinea does worse than average in terms of freethought23 (one of the highest in Australasia), LGBT equality24 (one of the lowest in Australasia), eliminating modern slavery25 (yet still amongst the lowest in Australasia) and in its nominal commitment to Human Rights26. And finally, it is second-from-the-bottom in opposing gender inequality27. "The government has not taken sufficient steps to address gender inequality, violence, excessive use of force by police, or corruption and relies heavily on religious groups and nongovernment organizations (NGOs) to provide services on a charitable basis to meet the economic and social rights of the population"28.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

5. Papua New Guinea's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #papua_new_guinea #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines

Compared to Australasia (2025)29
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank29
1Australia49.3
2New Zealand51.2
3New Caledonia57.9
...
9Tuvalu112.1
10Kiribati117.2
11Micronesia122.8
12Samoa124.2
13Vanuatu125.3
14Solomon Islands125.5
15Nauru133.3
16Papua New Guinea133.4
17Marshall Islands157.4
Australasia Avg112.00
q=17.
Health (2025)29
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank29
1Monaco14.3
2Liechtenstein30.1
3Isle of Man32.1
...
163Haiti130.5
164Lesotho131.8
165Nauru133.3
166Papua New Guinea133.4
167Rwanda134.4
168Sao Tome & Principe134.9
169Laos135.6
170Ghana135.9
World Avg96.74
q=212.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man30. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria30.

21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans30, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia30.

For more, see:

Health:

Papua New Guinea is a pretty unhealthy country. Papua New Guinea does better than average in its alcohol consumption rate31 (amongst the best in Australasia). But unfortunately Papua New Guinea gets most other things wrong. It does worse than average when it comes to its smoking rate32 (one of the highest in Australasia), its adolescent birth rate33, its average life expectancy12 (amongst the worst in Australasia) and in its fertility rate15. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 in its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance34 (the worst in Australasia) and in its immunizations take-up35 (one of the worst in Australasia). The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the last 40 years. Life expectancy in Papua New Guinea improved by +5.8yrs in the 30 years from 1990, less than the global average of +7.9yrs. Papua New Guinea's peak fertility rate was 6.26 in 1969.

Life Expectancy
Higher is better
12
Pos.2021
Years12
1Monaco85.9
2Hong Kong85.5
3Japan84.8
...
145Gabon65.8
146Guyana65.7
147Myanmar (Burma)65.7
148Papua New Guinea65.4
149Marshall Islands65.3
150Sudan65.3
151Ethiopia65.0
152Tuvalu64.5
Australasia Avg70.11
World Avg71.28
q=195.
Alcohol Consumption
Lower is better
31
Pos.2016
Per Capita31
1Bangladesh0.0
2Kuwait0.0
3Libya0.0
...
27=Comoros0.9
28Iran1.0
29=Vanuatu1.0
30Papua New Guinea1.2
31=Eritrea1.3
31=Guinea1.3
31=Mali1.3
34Solomon Islands1.4
Australasia Avg4.3
World Avg6.2
q=189.
Fertility Rate
2.0 is best
15
Pos.202215
1US Virgin Islands2.00
2Ecuador2.00
3Nepal2.01
...
151Puerto Rico0.90
152Tajikistan3.14
153Tuvalu3.14
154Papua New Guinea3.17
155Tonga3.19
156S. Korea0.78
157Namibia3.25
158Kiribati3.27
Australasia Avg2.82
World Avg2.47
q=208.
Smoking Rates
Lower is better
32
Pos.201432
1Guinea 15
2Solomon Islands 26
3Kiribati 28
...
106Qatar 698
107UAE 715
108Namibia 740
109Papua New Guinea 826
110UK 827
111Sweden 831
112Laos 836
113Iran 869
Australasia Avg 372
World Avg 819
q=182.
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance
Lower is better
34
Pos.2017
Rank34
1Sweden1
2Ireland2
3Denmark3
...
154Cape Verde154
155Bahamas155
156Libya156
157Papua New Guinea157
158Belize158
159Algeria159
160Senegal160
161Mauritania161
Australasia Avg94.6
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Overweight Adults
Lower is better
36
Pos.2016
%36
1Vietnam18.3
2India19.7
3Bangladesh20.0
...
81=Moldova51.8
82St Kitts & Nevis52.3
83Barbados52.4
84Papua New Guinea52.9
85Bosnia & Herzegovina53.3
86Paraguay53.5
87=Kazakhstan53.6
87=Azerbaijan53.6
Australasia Avg73.3
World Avg49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate
Lower is better
33
Pos.2022
Per 100033
1Hong Kong1.6
2Denmark1.8
3S. Korea2.1
...
126Burundi52.6
127Mexico53.7
128Cape Verde54.0
129Papua New Guinea54.3
130El Salvador54.5
131Suriname55.2
132Comoros56.1
133Peru56.1
Australasia Avg40.2
World Avg43.8
q=195.
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015
Higher is better
35
Pos.2015
Avg %35
1=Hungary99.0
1=China99.0
3Uzbekistan98.9
...
180Niger69.7
181Samoa68.1
182Yemen67.4
183Papua New Guinea66.3
184Haiti65.7
185Vanuatu65.5
186Guinea63.3
187Syria62.4
Australasia Avg86.4
World Avg88.3
q=194.

6. Papua New Guinea's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #papua_new_guinea #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to Australasia (2025)37
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank37
1New Zealand75.8
2Australia76.6
3Fiji89.1
4Vanuatu93.0
5Tonga96.1
6Papua New Guinea104.5
7Samoa107.0
8Kiribati111.4
9Micronesia114.6
10Cook Islands119.6
11Solomon Islands121.6
12Marshall Islands123.1
13Palau124.5
Australasia Avg93.28
q=16.
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)37
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank37
1Sri Lanka34.9
2Uruguay43.2
3Switzerland45.0
...
160St Lucia103.6
161USA103.8
162Lebanon103.9
163Papua New Guinea104.5
164Serbia104.8
165Haiti105.8
166Samoa107.0
167Bahrain107.9
World Avg84.93
q=199.

All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.

The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.

For more, see:

Still low for Australasia with regard to its responsibility towards the environment, Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd in the world. This rank is calculated from 4 data sets. Papua New Guinea does better than average in its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment. When it comes to most other metrics, Papua New Guinea does not do well. It does worse than average for reducing annual meat consumption per person38 and in its forested percent change 2000-202039. And finally, it falls into the worst 20 in terms of its environmental performance40 (the lowest in Australasia).

Forest Area Change 2000-2020
Higher is better
39
Pos.Total39
1Guernsey82.6%
2Bahrain75.2%
3Iceland64.7%
...
148French Guiana-1.0%
149Congo, (Brazzaville)-1.1%
150St Lucia-1.1%
151Papua New Guinea-1.2%
152Armenia-1.3%
153Philippines-1.3%
154British Virgin Islands-1.4%
155Cayman Islands-1.6%
Australasia Avg0.1%
World Avg-0.1%
q=234.
Environmental Performance
Higher is better
40
Pos.201840
1Switzerland87.4
2France84.0
3Denmark81.6
...
161Cameroon40.8
162Swaziland40.3
163Djibouti40.0
164Papua New Guinea39.4
165Eritrea39.3
166Mauritania39.2
167Benin38.2
168Afghanistan37.7
Australasia Avg55.2
World Avg56.4
q=180.
International Accords on the Environment
Higher is better
Pos.Total
Avg Rate
1Sweden83%
2Canada82%
3Norway81%
...
55Spain66%
56Guatemala66%
57Belgium66%
58Papua New Guinea66%
59Italy66%
60Morocco66%
61Congo, DR65%
62Sri Lanka65%
Australasia Avg48.2%
World Avg57.5%
q=197.
Papua New Guinea was one of the 30 who signed the Convention on Biological Diversity on its first day.
Meat Consumption
Lower is better
38
Pos.2021
kg38
1Congo, DR03.0
2Burundi03.5
3Bangladesh04.3
...
99Belize56.6
100Japan57.2
101Turkmenistan57.4
102Papua New Guinea58.5
103Trinidad & Tobago58.5
104Armenia60.0
105Suriname60.8
106Colombia60.9
Australasia Avg74.2
World Avg52.5
q=185.

In the 2010s, meat consumption per person in Papua New Guinea was reducing.38

7. Papua New Guinea's Modernity and Learning

#capitalism #corruption #economics #education #extremism #health #human_development #inequality #life_expectancy #modernity #peace #politics #religious_violence #social_development #technology #terrorism #the_internet

Compared to Australasia (2020)41
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank41
1New Zealand15.2
2Australia16.6
3Palau47.4
...
5Fiji71.5
6Samoa99.8
7Marshall Islands111.1
8Vanuatu125.6
9Kiribati127.3
10Micronesia133.6
11Tuvalu138.2
12Solomon Islands154.5
13Papua New Guinea158.4
Australasia Avg97.01
q=13.
Modernity & Learning (2020)41
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank41
1Finland7.1
2Belgium12.9
3Denmark13.6
...
180=Haiti155.6
180=Gambia155.6
182Equatorial Guinea156.7
183Papua New Guinea158.4
184Central African Rep.160.3
185Chad162.1
186Niger164.1
187Guinea164.6
World Avg86.31
q=190.

The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark42. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone42. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots43.

Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.

Bill Emmott (2017)44

15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe42, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia42.

For more, see:

Modernity and Education:

Secondary Education
Higher is better
45
Pos.201845
1=Luxembourg100.0%
1=Estonia100.0%
1=Austria100.0%
...
160Rwanda16.3%
161Tanzania14.3%
162Mali13.1%
163Papua New Guinea12.5%
164Bhutan12.0%
165Guinea11.7%
166Burundi9.3%
167Burkina Faso8.8%
Australasia Avg79.3%
World Avg63.0%
q=169.
Length of Schooling
Higher is better
46
Pos.2021
Years46
1Australia21.1
2New Zealand20.3
3Greece20.0
...
158Guinea-Bissau10.6
159Guatemala10.6
160Liberia10.4
161Papua New Guinea10.4
162Solomon Islands10.3
163Afghanistan10.3
164Marshall Islands10.2
165Mozambique10.2
Australasia Avg13.4
World Avg13.5
q=193.
Intellectual Endeavours
Lower is better
34
Pos.2017
Rank34
1Ukraine1
2Czechia2
3Hungary3
...
134Suriname134
135Uruguay135
136Honduras136
137Papua New Guinea137
138Congo, DR138
139Ecuador139
140Syria140
141Mauritania141
Australasia Avg58.7
World Avg82.0
q=163.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users
Higher is better
47
Pos.201647
1Iceland100%
2Faroe Islands99%
3Norway98%
...
170Rwanda12%
171Mali12%
172Haiti12%
173=Papua New Guinea12%
173=Djibouti12%
175Cambodia11%
176Gabon10%
177Burkina Faso10%
Australasia Avg44.3%
World Avg48.1%
q=201.
IPv6 Uptake
Higher is better
48
Pos.2017
Ratio48
1Belgium55.4
2Germany41.8
3Switzerland35.1
...
143=Mauritania0.0
143=Iraq0.0
143=Oman0.0
143=Papua New Guinea0.0
143=French Polynesia0.0
143=Palestine0.0
143=Lesotho0.0
143=Monaco0.0
Australasia Avg1.55
World Avg3.82
q=176.

National Culture:

On the Corruption Index, Papua New Guinea scored on average 25.6 over the 2012-2016 period. Over the 10 years since then, it improved by 4.4 points.

Corruption
Higher is better
49
Pos.2022
Points49
1Denmark90.0
2=Finland87.0
2=New Zealand87.0
...
132Togo30.0
133=Swaziland30.0
133=Djibouti30.0
133=Papua New Guinea30.0
136Gabon29.0
137=Paraguay28.0
137=Russia28.0
137=Mali28.0
Australasia Avg55.83
World Avg42.98
q=180.
Creativity & Culture
Lower is better
34
Pos.2017
Rank34
1Belgium1
2Netherlands2
3Estonia3
...
91Jordan91
92Haiti92
93Tunisia93
94Papua New Guinea94
95Belarus95
96Mongolia96
97Madagascar97
98Bolivia98
Australasia Avg61.1
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Open Trading, Aid & Development
Lower is better
34
Pos.2017
Rank34
1Ireland1
2Denmark2
3Sweden3
...
156Venezuela156
157Bahrain157
158Mauritania158
159Brunei159
160Algeria160
161Papua New Guinea161
162Brazil162
163Equatorial Guinea163
Australasia Avg91.6
World Avg82.0
q=163.

Peace Versus Instability:

Global Peace Index
Lower is better
50
Pos.2023
Score50
1Iceland1.12
2Denmark1.31
3Ireland1.31
...
93Gabon2.07
94Georgia2.07
95Algeria2.09
96=Papua New Guinea2.10
96=Azerbaijan2.10
98Ecuador2.10
99Cuba2.10
100Turkmenistan2.11
Australasia Avg1.64
World Avg2.07
q=163.
Peacekeeping & Security
Lower is better
34
Pos.2017
Rank34
1Samoa1
2S. Africa2
3Tunisia3
...
127Chad127
128Montenegro128
129Dominican Rep.129
130Papua New Guinea130
131Syria131
132Belarus132
133Portugal133
134El Salvador134
Australasia Avg88.1
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Refugees & UN Treaties
Lower is better
34
Pos.2017
Rank34
1Austria1
2Germany2
3Netherlands3
...
95Peru95
96Gabon96
97Russia97
98Papua New Guinea98
99Mexico99
100Senegal100
101Georgia101
102Timor-Leste (E. Timor)102
Australasia Avg103.6
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Impact of Terrorism
Lower is better
51
Pos.2019
Score51
1Togo0.00
2Mongolia0.00
3Swaziland0.00
...
59Morocco1.22
60Guatemala1.33
61Georgia1.34
62Papua New Guinea1.36
63Bosnia & Herzegovina1.39
64Kyrgyzstan1.47
65Ghana1.56
66Kazakhstan1.57
Australasia Avg1.38
World Avg2.78
q=150.

Economic Inequality and Poverty:

Inequality in Life Expectancy
Lower is better52
Pos.201952
1Iceland2.40
2=Singapore2.50
2=Hong Kong2.50
...
142Gabon22.80
143Turkmenistan23.40
144=Djibouti23.40
145Papua New Guinea24.10
146=Zimbabwe24.20
146=Ghana24.20
148Kiribati24.70
149=Yemen24.70
Australasia Avg13.47
World Avg14.59
q=184.
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient)
Lower is better
53
Pos.2023
%53
1Slovakia24.1%54
2Slovenia24.3%54
3Belarus24.4%55
...
128Haiti41.1%56
129USA41.3%57
130Djibouti41.6%58
131Papua New Guinea41.9%59
132Cameroon42.2%54
133Cape Verde42.4%60
134Madagascar42.6%56
135Uganda42.7%61
Australasia Avg34.8%
World Avg36.5%
q=167.

Income inequality data is rarely available for Papua New Guinea - only for 2 years between 1980 and 2019.

8. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below62:

Christian99%
Muslim0.1%
Hindu0.1%
Buddhist0.1%
Folk Religion0.4%
Jewish0.1%
Unaffiliated0.1%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 27%, Protestant 69.4% (Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%, United Church 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, Pentecostal 8.6%, Evangelical Alliance 5.2%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.5%, other Protestant 8.9%), Baha'i 0.3%, indigenous beliefs and other 3.3% (2000 census)63.

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