Papua New Guinea
Lower middle income · East Asia & Pacific · 10–50 million
39.1higher is better
Rank 159–162 of 175
Why a range? Scores within 0.5 of the best score in the band share one rank. The published rank is that full range, for example Rank 21–24 of 175.
Basics
34.2
Health
47.2
Income
59.7
Knowledge
33.1
Connection
28.8
Median score of other countries: income group 58.4, region 72.9, population band 73.8.
Colour = how this country compares with peer countries; green is better for people, red is worse; arrows show whether higher or lower is better.
| Indicator | Value | Year | World | Coverage | Extreme reported | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Safely managed drinking water % World Bank WDI (WHO/UNICEF JMP) | Not reported | — | 73.7 · 2024 | 151 | Central African Republic Lowest reported (lowest) 6.2 · 2024 | Looks off? Fix it |
Safely managed sanitation % World Bank WDI (WHO/UNICEF JMP) | 16.7higher is better | 2024 | 58.5 · 2024 | 146 | Greenland Lowest reported (lowest) 0 · 2022 | Looks off? Fix it |
Access to electricity % World Bank WDI (SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset) |
Internet users aged 16+ spend about 6 h 38 min online a day (self-reported, 2025). Source: DataReportal, Digital 2025 Global Overview Report (We Are Social, Meltwater), data from GWI.
Of 100 people
Share cardEach count rounds this country's reported share to a person out of 100. The unrounded figure and the world aggregate sit under it.
74of 100
Papua New Guinea has no reported figure for safely managed drinking water.
World aggregate 73.7% · 2024 · World Bank WDI (WHO/UNICEF JMP) · CC-BY-4.0
17of 100
Papua New Guinea reports 16.7% have safely managed sanitation.
World aggregate 58.5% · 2024 · World Bank WDI (WHO/UNICEF JMP) · CC-BY-4.0
43of 100
Papua New Guinea reports 43.3% have access to electricity.
World aggregate 91.9% · 2024 · World Bank WDI (SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset) · CC-BY-4.0
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Papua New Guinea reports 18.8% have internet access.
World aggregate 73.6% · 2025 · World Bank WDI (ITU) · CC-BY-4.0
Papua New Guinea reports 0.06 physicians per 1,000 people (2023). In 77 of 208 countries with a reported figure, it is under 1 per 1,000 (1980–2023). Papua New Guinea is one of them.
World Bank WDI (WHO) · CC-BY-4.0
Safely managed drinking water
Papua New Guinea has no reported figure for safely managed drinking water.
World aggregate 73.7% · 2024 · World Bank WDI (WHO/UNICEF JMP) · CC-BY-4.0
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Costs people reported
Official statistics stay visible. Reviewed rent, doctor visits, internet bills, and screen time show as a 25th–75th percentile range after 5 reports in a city or 10 in a country. International dollars use the PPP conversion factor when the currency is PGK.