Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu

Papua New Guinea (Oceania) and Vanuatu (Oceania) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1979-2025

Papua New Guinea Vanuatu World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1979 Papua New Guinea: 747.8 Vanuatu: 1,055.01 World: 2,335.19 1980 Papua New Guinea: 812.96 Vanuatu: 1,047.77 World: 2,587.01 1981 Papua New Guinea: 781.41 Vanuatu: 962.22 World: 2,628.62 1982 Papua New Guinea: 725.65 Vanuatu: 946.02 World: 2,554.08 1983 Papua New Guinea: 768.64 Vanuatu: 946.71 World: 2,561.17 1984 Papua New Guinea: 749.64 Vanuatu: 1,136.68 World: 2,614.33 1985 Papua New Guinea: 696.57 Vanuatu: 1,011.51 World: 2,690.59 1986 Papua New Guinea: 744.91 Vanuatu: 946 World: 3,118.57 1987 Papua New Guinea: 865.47 Vanuatu: 1,016.6 World: 3,487.88 1988 Papua New Guinea: 984.99 Vanuatu: 1,125.01 World: 3,829.99 1989 Papua New Guinea: 934.25 Vanuatu: 1,066.63 World: 3,930.51 1990 Papua New Guinea: 826.32 Vanuatu: 1,140.59 World: 4,338.94 1991 Papua New Guinea: 941.71 Vanuatu: 1,326.37 World: 4,453.9 1992 Papua New Guinea: 1,050.71 Vanuatu: 1,343.69 World: 4,679.98 1993 Papua New Guinea: 1,151.28 Vanuatu: 1,257.29 World: 4,685.3 1994 Papua New Guinea: 1,228.24 Vanuatu: 1,430.99 World: 4,967.01 1995 Papua New Guinea: 998.23 Vanuatu: 1,491.79 World: 5,463.2 1996 Papua New Guinea: 1,071.04 Vanuatu: 1,529.28 World: 5,507.22 1997 Papua New Guinea: 989.72 Vanuatu: 1,562.03 World: 5,408.57 1998 Papua New Guinea: 733.48 Vanuatu: 1,470.97 World: 5,302.34 1999 Papua New Guinea: 649.99 Vanuatu: 1,472.18 World: 5,401.23 2000 Papua New Guinea: 635.96 Vanuatu: 1,460.24 World: 5,512.56 2001 Papua New Guinea: 537.85 Vanuatu: 1,350.18 World: 5,404.2 2002 Papua New Guinea: 506.33 Vanuatu: 1,340.72 World: 5,539.32 2003 Papua New Guinea: 577.47 Vanuatu: 1,566.51 World: 6,129.87 2004 Papua New Guinea: 620.6 Vanuatu: 1,774.32 World: 6,818 2005 Papua New Guinea: 744.49 Vanuatu: 1,873.99 World: 7,290.57 2006 Papua New Guinea: 1,238.18 Vanuatu: 2,034.79 World: 7,803.19 2007 Papua New Guinea: 1,370.75 Vanuatu: 2,333.71 World: 8,685.33 2008 Papua New Guinea: 1,624.79 Vanuatu: 2,603.61 World: 9,425.74 2009 Papua New Guinea: 1,568.83 Vanuatu: 2,546.38 World: 8,827.04 2010 Papua New Guinea: 1,866.87 Vanuatu: 2,815.19 World: 9,555.07 2011 Papua New Guinea: 2,288.38 Vanuatu: 3,163.19 World: 10,496.93 2012 Papua New Guinea: 2,635.09 Vanuatu: 3,004.78 World: 10,597.85 2013 Papua New Guinea: 2,560.77 Vanuatu: 3,392.57 World: 10,759.35 2014 Papua New Guinea: 2,723.18 Vanuatu: 3,378.36 World: 10,912.24 2015 Papua New Guinea: 2,484.6 Vanuatu: 3,214.42 World: 10,191.98 2016 Papua New Guinea: 2,316.39 Vanuatu: 3,339.83 World: 10,239.47 2017 Papua New Guinea: 2,477.77 Vanuatu: 3,585.32 World: 10,784.4 2018 Papua New Guinea: 2,566.37 Vanuatu: 3,626.19 World: 11,344.73 2019 Papua New Guinea: 2,575.77 Vanuatu: 3,635.62 World: 11,417.6 2020 Papua New Guinea: 2,429.61 Vanuatu: 3,404.3 World: 10,999.49 2021 Papua New Guinea: 2,607.98 Vanuatu: 3,576.14 World: 12,472.91 2022 Papua New Guinea: 3,102.29 Vanuatu: 3,679.54 World: 12,876.24 2023 Papua New Guinea: 2,966.06 Vanuatu: 3,708.19 World: 13,313.86 2024 Papua New Guinea: 2,912.49 Vanuatu: 3,959.88 World: 13,717.09 2025 Papua New Guinea: 3,019.53 Vanuatu: 4,038.74 World: 14,405.85 1979 1993 2000 2007 2014 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Papua New Guinea Vanuatu World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Papua New Guinea: 45.81 Vanuatu: 49.84 World: 50.94 1961 Papua New Guinea: 46.43 Vanuatu: 50.38 World: 52.8 1962 Papua New Guinea: 46.71 Vanuatu: 50.93 World: 55.29 1963 Papua New Guinea: 47.67 Vanuatu: 51.49 World: 55.65 1964 Papua New Guinea: 48.3 Vanuatu: 51.97 World: 56.1 1965 Papua New Guinea: 48.93 Vanuatu: 52.53 World: 55.93 1966 Papua New Guinea: 49.57 Vanuatu: 53.09 World: 56.45 1967 Papua New Guinea: 50.25 Vanuatu: 53.67 World: 56.9 1968 Papua New Guinea: 50.88 Vanuatu: 54.23 World: 57.34 1969 Papua New Guinea: 51.52 Vanuatu: 54.76 World: 57.68 1970 Papua New Guinea: 52.14 Vanuatu: 55.31 World: 57.94 1971 Papua New Guinea: 52.59 Vanuatu: 55.88 World: 58.02 1972 Papua New Guinea: 53.25 Vanuatu: 56.37 World: 58.84 1973 Papua New Guinea: 53.85 Vanuatu: 57 World: 59.3 1974 Papua New Guinea: 54.44 Vanuatu: 57.57 World: 59.7 1975 Papua New Guinea: 54.98 Vanuatu: 58.13 World: 60.13 1976 Papua New Guinea: 55.53 Vanuatu: 58.66 World: 60.45 1977 Papua New Guinea: 56.05 Vanuatu: 59.25 World: 61.04 1978 Papua New Guinea: 56.52 Vanuatu: 59.88 World: 61.39 1979 Papua New Guinea: 56.97 Vanuatu: 60.89 World: 61.84 1980 Papua New Guinea: 57.39 Vanuatu: 61.32 World: 62.15 1981 Papua New Guinea: 57.76 Vanuatu: 61.95 World: 62.52 1982 Papua New Guinea: 58.08 Vanuatu: 62.54 World: 62.87 1983 Papua New Guinea: 58.29 Vanuatu: 63.08 World: 63.13 1984 Papua New Guinea: 58.58 Vanuatu: 63.52 World: 63.44 1985 Papua New Guinea: 58.8 Vanuatu: 63.93 World: 63.73 1986 Papua New Guinea: 59.02 Vanuatu: 64.62 World: 64.12 1987 Papua New Guinea: 59.23 Vanuatu: 64.44 World: 64.46 1988 Papua New Guinea: 59.38 Vanuatu: 65.7 World: 64.67 1989 Papua New Guinea: 59.6 Vanuatu: 66.02 World: 64.96 1990 Papua New Guinea: 59.78 Vanuatu: 66.68 World: 65.11 1991 Papua New Guinea: 59.94 Vanuatu: 67.11 World: 65.3 1992 Papua New Guinea: 60.26 Vanuatu: 67.43 World: 65.55 1993 Papua New Guinea: 60.47 Vanuatu: 67.72 World: 65.74 1994 Papua New Guinea: 60.73 Vanuatu: 67.98 World: 65.96 1995 Papua New Guinea: 60.93 Vanuatu: 68.1 World: 66.2 1996 Papua New Guinea: 61.07 Vanuatu: 68.18 World: 66.52 1997 Papua New Guinea: 61.27 Vanuatu: 68.31 World: 66.83 1998 Papua New Guinea: 60.44 Vanuatu: 68.37 World: 67.07 1999 Papua New Guinea: 61.51 Vanuatu: 67.92 World: 67.31 2000 Papua New Guinea: 61.61 Vanuatu: 68.59 World: 67.65 2001 Papua New Guinea: 61.65 Vanuatu: 68.72 World: 67.95 2002 Papua New Guinea: 61.64 Vanuatu: 68.84 World: 68.23 2003 Papua New Guinea: 61.74 Vanuatu: 68.93 World: 68.52 2004 Papua New Guinea: 61.8 Vanuatu: 68.99 World: 68.77 2005 Papua New Guinea: 61.87 Vanuatu: 69.17 World: 69.11 2006 Papua New Guinea: 62.02 Vanuatu: 69.13 World: 69.47 2007 Papua New Guinea: 62.21 Vanuatu: 69.14 World: 69.81 2008 Papua New Guinea: 62.51 Vanuatu: 69.3 World: 70 2009 Papua New Guinea: 62.77 Vanuatu: 69.42 World: 70.38 2010 Papua New Guinea: 63.06 Vanuatu: 69.57 World: 70.68 2011 Papua New Guinea: 63.38 Vanuatu: 69.73 World: 70.97 2012 Papua New Guinea: 63.64 Vanuatu: 69.9 World: 71.26 2013 Papua New Guinea: 63.93 Vanuatu: 69.99 World: 71.53 2014 Papua New Guinea: 64.2 Vanuatu: 70.04 World: 71.78 2015 Papua New Guinea: 64.47 Vanuatu: 70.16 World: 71.97 2016 Papua New Guinea: 64.7 Vanuatu: 70.4 World: 72.19 2017 Papua New Guinea: 64.92 Vanuatu: 70.5 World: 72.37 2018 Papua New Guinea: 65.11 Vanuatu: 70.63 World: 72.64 2019 Papua New Guinea: 65.33 Vanuatu: 70.78 World: 72.87 2020 Papua New Guinea: 65.08 Vanuatu: 70.39 World: 72.18 2021 Papua New Guinea: 64.36 Vanuatu: 69.95 World: 71.22 2022 Papua New Guinea: 65.27 Vanuatu: 71.3 World: 72.97 2023 Papua New Guinea: 66.13 Vanuatu: 71.48 World: 73.33 2024 Papua New Guinea: 66.26 Vanuatu: 71.65 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Papua New Guinea Vanuatu World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1960 Papua New Guinea: 6.02 Vanuatu: 6.78 World: 4.69 1961 Papua New Guinea: 6.07 Vanuatu: 6.73 World: 4.56 1962 Papua New Guinea: 6.14 Vanuatu: 6.67 World: 5.02 1963 Papua New Guinea: 6.15 Vanuatu: 6.62 World: 5.31 1964 Papua New Guinea: 6.19 Vanuatu: 6.57 World: 5.13 1965 Papua New Guinea: 6.2 Vanuatu: 6.52 World: 5.08 1966 Papua New Guinea: 6.23 Vanuatu: 6.51 World: 4.97 1967 Papua New Guinea: 6.24 Vanuatu: 6.51 World: 4.87 1968 Papua New Guinea: 6.25 Vanuatu: 6.46 World: 4.98 1969 Papua New Guinea: 6.26 Vanuatu: 6.41 World: 4.88 1970 Papua New Guinea: 6.25 Vanuatu: 6.35 World: 4.84 1971 Papua New Guinea: 6.23 Vanuatu: 6.29 World: 4.69 1972 Papua New Guinea: 6.2 Vanuatu: 6.23 World: 4.55 1973 Papua New Guinea: 6.16 Vanuatu: 6.15 World: 4.42 1974 Papua New Guinea: 6.11 Vanuatu: 6.06 World: 4.26 1975 Papua New Guinea: 6.07 Vanuatu: 5.98 World: 4.07 1976 Papua New Guinea: 6.02 Vanuatu: 5.89 World: 3.97 1977 Papua New Guinea: 5.96 Vanuatu: 5.81 World: 3.84 1978 Papua New Guinea: 5.88 Vanuatu: 5.77 World: 3.77 1979 Papua New Guinea: 5.79 Vanuatu: 5.73 World: 3.76 1980 Papua New Guinea: 5.71 Vanuatu: 5.69 World: 3.73 1981 Papua New Guinea: 5.65 Vanuatu: 5.65 World: 3.71 1982 Papua New Guinea: 5.59 Vanuatu: 5.6 World: 3.72 1983 Papua New Guinea: 5.56 Vanuatu: 5.55 World: 3.59 1984 Papua New Guinea: 5.51 Vanuatu: 5.49 World: 3.57 1985 Papua New Guinea: 5.47 Vanuatu: 5.43 World: 3.53 1986 Papua New Guinea: 5.42 Vanuatu: 5.38 World: 3.51 1987 Papua New Guinea: 5.36 Vanuatu: 5.33 World: 3.48 1988 Papua New Guinea: 5.3 Vanuatu: 5.27 World: 3.39 1989 Papua New Guinea: 5.24 Vanuatu: 5.21 World: 3.35 1990 Papua New Guinea: 5.18 Vanuatu: 5.17 World: 3.31 1991 Papua New Guinea: 5.11 Vanuatu: 5.13 World: 3.13 1992 Papua New Guinea: 5.03 Vanuatu: 5.09 World: 3.04 1993 Papua New Guinea: 4.96 Vanuatu: 5.02 World: 2.97 1994 Papua New Guinea: 4.87 Vanuatu: 4.94 World: 2.92 1995 Papua New Guinea: 4.78 Vanuatu: 4.85 World: 2.87 1996 Papua New Guinea: 4.73 Vanuatu: 4.75 World: 2.82 1997 Papua New Guinea: 4.68 Vanuatu: 4.66 World: 2.78 1998 Papua New Guinea: 4.63 Vanuatu: 4.6 World: 2.75 1999 Papua New Guinea: 4.59 Vanuatu: 4.56 World: 2.72 2000 Papua New Guinea: 4.53 Vanuatu: 4.54 World: 2.73 2001 Papua New Guinea: 4.47 Vanuatu: 4.5 World: 2.69 2002 Papua New Guinea: 4.42 Vanuatu: 4.38 World: 2.66 2003 Papua New Guinea: 4.36 Vanuatu: 4.29 World: 2.64 2004 Papua New Guinea: 4.28 Vanuatu: 4.21 World: 2.63 2005 Papua New Guinea: 4.22 Vanuatu: 4.13 World: 2.61 2006 Papua New Guinea: 4.15 Vanuatu: 4.1 World: 2.61 2007 Papua New Guinea: 4.08 Vanuatu: 4.12 World: 2.6 2008 Papua New Guinea: 4.02 Vanuatu: 4.16 World: 2.6 2009 Papua New Guinea: 3.94 Vanuatu: 4.16 World: 2.59 2010 Papua New Guinea: 3.88 Vanuatu: 4.13 World: 2.57 2011 Papua New Guinea: 3.82 Vanuatu: 4.09 World: 2.55 2012 Papua New Guinea: 3.75 Vanuatu: 4.06 World: 2.56 2013 Papua New Guinea: 3.68 Vanuatu: 4.04 World: 2.53 2014 Papua New Guinea: 3.63 Vanuatu: 4 World: 2.52 2015 Papua New Guinea: 3.56 Vanuatu: 3.95 World: 2.49 2016 Papua New Guinea: 3.5 Vanuatu: 3.92 World: 2.49 2017 Papua New Guinea: 3.43 Vanuatu: 3.88 World: 2.46 2018 Papua New Guinea: 3.38 Vanuatu: 3.83 World: 2.39 2019 Papua New Guinea: 3.32 Vanuatu: 3.79 World: 2.35 2020 Papua New Guinea: 3.27 Vanuatu: 3.74 World: 2.28 2021 Papua New Guinea: 3.22 Vanuatu: 3.7 World: 2.25 2022 Papua New Guinea: 3.17 Vanuatu: 3.65 World: 2.22 2023 Papua New Guinea: 3.1 Vanuatu: 3.6 World: 2.2 2024 Papua New Guinea: 3.07 Vanuatu: 3.57 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Papua New Guinea Vanuatu World

2 4 6 8 10 1991 Papua New Guinea: 2.79 Vanuatu: 7.98 World: 5.12 1992 Papua New Guinea: 2.61 Vanuatu: 7.95 World: 5.28 1993 Papua New Guinea: 2.38 Vanuatu: 8.26 World: 5.54 1994 Papua New Guinea: 2.42 Vanuatu: 8.08 World: 5.79 1995 Papua New Guinea: 2.6 Vanuatu: 8.13 World: 5.92 1996 Papua New Guinea: 2.73 Vanuatu: 8.09 World: 5.98 1997 Papua New Guinea: 2.85 Vanuatu: 8.22 World: 6.01 1998 Papua New Guinea: 2.86 Vanuatu: 8.22 World: 6.16 1999 Papua New Guinea: 2.94 Vanuatu: 8.29 World: 6.28 2000 Papua New Guinea: 2.92 Vanuatu: 8.27 World: 6.11 2001 Papua New Guinea: 2.8 Vanuatu: 8.42 World: 6.19 2002 Papua New Guinea: 2.76 Vanuatu: 8.6 World: 6.41 2003 Papua New Guinea: 2.63 Vanuatu: 8.66 World: 6.48 2004 Papua New Guinea: 2.53 Vanuatu: 8.43 World: 6.33 2005 Papua New Guinea: 2.39 Vanuatu: 8.12 World: 6.22 2006 Papua New Guinea: 2.29 Vanuatu: 8.01 World: 5.97 2007 Papua New Guinea: 2.17 Vanuatu: 6.86 World: 5.77 2008 Papua New Guinea: 2.17 Vanuatu: 5.66 World: 5.82 2009 Papua New Guinea: 2.09 Vanuatu: 4.57 World: 6.41 2010 Papua New Guinea: 2 Vanuatu: 4.68 World: 6.28 2011 Papua New Guinea: 2.62 Vanuatu: 4.81 World: 6.15 2012 Papua New Guinea: 2.63 Vanuatu: 4.94 World: 6.15 2013 Papua New Guinea: 2.7 Vanuatu: 5.04 World: 6.1 2014 Papua New Guinea: 2.54 Vanuatu: 5.14 World: 5.96 2015 Papua New Guinea: 2.51 Vanuatu: 5.17 World: 6 2016 Papua New Guinea: 2.48 Vanuatu: 5.2 World: 5.97 2017 Papua New Guinea: 2.58 Vanuatu: 5.25 World: 5.9 2018 Papua New Guinea: 2.65 Vanuatu: 5.35 World: 5.76 2019 Papua New Guinea: 2.65 Vanuatu: 5.44 World: 5.59 2020 Papua New Guinea: 2.9 Vanuatu: 4.05 World: 6.59 2021 Papua New Guinea: 3.03 Vanuatu: 4.78 World: 6.05 2022 Papua New Guinea: 2.69 Vanuatu: 5.08 World: 5.23 2023 Papua New Guinea: 2.65 Vanuatu: 5.01 World: 4.85 2024 Papua New Guinea: 2.63 Vanuatu: 4.99 World: 4.81 2025 Papua New Guinea: 2.57 Vanuatu: 5.07 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Papua New Guinea Vanuatu World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Papua New Guinea: 0.45 Vanuatu: 0.87 World: 4.14 1971 Papua New Guinea: 0.44 Vanuatu: 0.85 World: 4.04 1972 Papua New Guinea: 0.46 Vanuatu: 0.87 World: 4.16 1973 Papua New Guinea: 0.54 Vanuatu: 1.02 World: 4.32 1974 Papua New Guinea: 0.65 Vanuatu: 1.22 World: 4.23 1975 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Vanuatu: 0.97 World: 4.14 1976 Papua New Guinea: 0.5 Vanuatu: 0.93 World: 4.31 1977 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Vanuatu: 0.95 World: 4.36 1978 Papua New Guinea: 0.5 Vanuatu: 0.92 World: 4.42 1979 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 Vanuatu: 0.96 World: 4.46 1980 Papua New Guinea: 0.56 Vanuatu: 1.01 World: 4.33 1981 Papua New Guinea: 0.54 Vanuatu: 0.86 World: 4.18 1982 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Vanuatu: 0.82 World: 4.05 1983 Papua New Guinea: 0.51 Vanuatu: 0.79 World: 4.01 1984 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Vanuatu: 0.69 World: 4.07 1985 Papua New Guinea: 0.56 Vanuatu: 0.85 World: 4.05 1986 Papua New Guinea: 0.48 Vanuatu: 0.67 World: 4.04 1987 Papua New Guinea: 0.6 Vanuatu: 0.64 World: 4.1 1988 Papua New Guinea: 0.55 Vanuatu: 0.82 World: 4.16 1989 Papua New Guinea: 0.54 Vanuatu: 0.68 World: 4.16 1990 Papua New Guinea: 0.55 Vanuatu: 0.69 World: 4.15 1991 Papua New Guinea: 0.55 Vanuatu: 0.63 World: 4.1 1992 Papua New Guinea: 0.6 Vanuatu: 0.34 World: 4.01 1993 Papua New Guinea: 0.59 Vanuatu: 0.34 World: 3.97 1994 Papua New Guinea: 0.56 Vanuatu: 0.34 World: 3.94 1995 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 Vanuatu: 0.3 World: 3.99 1996 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Vanuatu: 0.3 World: 4.01 1997 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 Vanuatu: 0.3 World: 4.02 1998 Papua New Guinea: 0.64 Vanuatu: 0.3 World: 3.98 1999 Papua New Guinea: 0.5 Vanuatu: 0.29 World: 3.95 2000 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 Vanuatu: 0.45 World: 4.01 2001 Papua New Guinea: 0.62 Vanuatu: 0.51 World: 4.01 2002 Papua New Guinea: 0.69 Vanuatu: 0.49 World: 4.02 2003 Papua New Guinea: 0.74 Vanuatu: 0.56 World: 4.15 2004 Papua New Guinea: 0.76 Vanuatu: 0.42 World: 4.28 2005 Papua New Guinea: 0.8 Vanuatu: 0.42 World: 4.39 2006 Papua New Guinea: 0.79 Vanuatu: 0.37 World: 4.48 2007 Papua New Guinea: 0.76 Vanuatu: 0.59 World: 4.59 2008 Papua New Guinea: 0.71 Vanuatu: 0.57 World: 4.56 2009 Papua New Guinea: 0.67 Vanuatu: 0.62 World: 4.45 2010 Papua New Guinea: 0.55 Vanuatu: 0.65 World: 4.67 2011 Papua New Guinea: 0.57 Vanuatu: 0.74 World: 4.76 2012 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 Vanuatu: 0.59 World: 4.77 2013 Papua New Guinea: 0.55 Vanuatu: 0.59 World: 4.81 2014 Papua New Guinea: 0.65 Vanuatu: 0.67 World: 4.78 2015 Papua New Guinea: 0.68 Vanuatu: 0.6 World: 4.7 2016 Papua New Guinea: 0.74 Vanuatu: 0.61 World: 4.65 2017 Papua New Guinea: 0.63 Vanuatu: 0.6 World: 4.67 2018 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Vanuatu: 0.8 World: 4.73 2019 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Vanuatu: 0.75 World: 4.7 2020 Papua New Guinea: 0.56 Vanuatu: 0.84 World: 4.47 2021 Papua New Guinea: 0.54 Vanuatu: 0.95 World: 4.68 2022 Papua New Guinea: 0.54 Vanuatu: 0.87 World: 4.67 2023 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 Vanuatu: 0.85 World: 4.68 2024 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Vanuatu: 0.87 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2015

Papua New Guinea Vanuatu World

0 10 20 30 40 2005 Papua New Guinea: 1.72 Vanuatu: 5.08 World: 15.6 2006 Papua New Guinea: 1.75 Vanuatu: 5.85 World: 17.2 2007 Papua New Guinea: 1.79 Vanuatu: 6.8 World: 20.2 2008 Papua New Guinea: 1.15 Vanuatu: 7.27 World: 22.8 2009 Papua New Guinea: 1.61 Vanuatu: 7.5 World: 25.3 2010 Papua New Guinea: 1.28 Vanuatu: 8 World: 28.4 2011 Papua New Guinea: 2 Vanuatu: 9.2 World: 30.9 2012 Papua New Guinea: 3.5 Vanuatu: 10.6 World: 33.3 2013 Papua New Guinea: 5.1 Vanuatu: 11.3 World: 35.3 2014 Papua New Guinea: 6.5 Vanuatu: 18.8 World: 37.4 2015 Papua New Guinea: 7.9 Vanuatu: 22.35 World: 39.9 2005 2009 2011 2015

Population

Indicator Papua New Guinea Vanuatu
Population 10.8 mn 2025
91st of 215		 335,169 2025
177th of 215
Population density 22.9 /km² 2023
180th of 214		 26.3 /km² 2023
177th of 214
Population growth 1.75 % 2025
59th of 215		 2.23 % 2025
36th of 215
Life expectancy 66.3 years 2024
183rd of 215		 71.7 years 2024
139th of 215
Fertility rate 3.07 2024
55th of 215		 3.57 2024
42nd of 215
Birth rate 24.3 ‰ 2024
55th of 215		 27.7 ‰ 2024
40th of 215
Infant mortality 31.3 ‰ 2024
153rd of 196		 14.4 ‰ 2024
108th of 196
Urban population 15.8 % 2025
214th of 215		 22.3 % 2025
207th of 215
Aged 65+ 3.6 % 2025
174th of 215		 4.4 % 2025
156th of 215
Living in cities 11.9 % 2025
180th of 215		 17.2 % 2025
171st of 215
Living in towns 35.9 % 2025
82nd of 215		 12.9 % 2025
202nd of 215
Living in rural areas 52.1 % 2025
16th of 215		 69.9 % 2025
3rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Papua New Guinea Vanuatu
Human Development Index 0.576 2023
160th of 193		 0.621 2023
146th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.423 2023
129th of 169		 0.521 2023
108th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.566 2023
121st of 156		 -
Gender Inequality Index 0.584 2023
157th of 172		 0.556 2023
147th of 172

Economy

Indicator Papua New Guinea Vanuatu
GDP 32.5 bn US$ 2025
110th of 186		 1.4 bn US$ 2025
174th of 186
GDP per capita 3,020 US$ 2025
142nd of 186		 4,039 US$ 2025
128th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 5,215 int. $ 2025
152nd of 185		 4,525 int. $ 2025
158th of 185
GNI per capita 2,890 US$ 2025
133rd of 182		 4,410 US$ 2025
119th of 182
GDP growth 5.6 % 2025
37th of 186		 3.1 % 2025
102nd of 186
Inflation 4.4 % 2025
41st of 165		 0.7 % 2025
141st of 165
FDI inflows -0.6 % 2024
178th of 192		 2.2 % 2024
106th of 192
Manufacturing 1.6 % 2024 4.0 % 2024
Agriculture 17.0 % 2024 26.6 % 2024
Tax revenue 15.5 % 2024
56th of 89		 16.5 % 2023
Government debt 52.0 % 2024
20th of 56		 67.9 % 2023
Military spending 0.3 % 2024
144th of 147		 -
Trade - 73.4 % 2024
Exports - 25.3 % 2024

Labour

Indicator Papua New Guinea Vanuatu
Unemployment 2.6 % 2025
25th of 181		 5.1 % 2025
90th of 181
Youth unemployment 3.8 % 2025
16th of 181		 11.3 % 2025
83rd of 181
Women in the labour force 50.8 % 2025
114th of 181		 53.3 % 2025
92nd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 36.9 % 2025
41st of 181		 44.5 % 2025
30th of 181
Weekly hours worked 40.8 h 2025
72nd of 181		 28.3 h 2025
178th of 181
Youth NEET rate 27.7 % 2025
145th of 181		 34.8 % 2025
166th of 181
Labour income share 32.6 % 2025
103rd of 114		 61.0 % 2014
Output per hour 6.1 $ 2025
148th of 181		 6.3 $ 2025
146th of 181

Health

Indicator Papua New Guinea Vanuatu
Health spending 2.9 % 2023
180th of 192		 4.1 % 2023
152nd of 192
Health spending per person 85 US$ 2023
146th of 191		 143 US$ 2023
134th of 191
Physicians 0.06 /1,000 2023 0.16 /1,000 2019
Under-5 mortality 39.4 ‰ 2024
158th of 196		 17.1 ‰ 2024
110th of 196
Maternal mortality 189 /100k 2023
156th of 194		 100 /100k 2023
129th of 194
Tobacco use 39.3 % 2024
161st of 166		 24.9 % 2024
118th of 166
Safe drinking water - 19.2 % 2024
135th of 147

Food

Indicator Papua New Guinea Vanuatu
Calories per person 2,163 kcal 2024
149th of 155		 2,909 kcal 2023
85th of 155
Protein supply 61.8 g 2022
151st of 174		 75.4 g 2022
121st of 174
Animal protein supply 31.6 g 2022
113th of 174		 29.7 g 2022
117th of 174
Fat supply 65.1 g 2022
128th of 174		 113.5 g 2022
60th of 174
Food insecurity 57.3 % 2019 23.3 % 2020
Severe food insecurity 27.0 % 2019 2.4 % 2020
Cereal import dependency 95.2 % 2022
25th of 160		 98.2 % 2022
22nd of 160

Education

Indicator Papua New Guinea Vanuatu
Literacy 87.0 % 2022 88.0 % 2023
Secondary enrolment 52.1 % 2023 134.7 % 2023
Education spending 0.8 % 2023
118th of 121		 7.6 % 2024
5th of 121
Expected schooling 11.5 yrs 2023
145th of 195		 11.8 yrs 2023
140th of 195
Mean schooling 5.0 yrs 2023
169th of 193		 7.2 yrs 2023
141st of 193

Society

Indicator Papua New Guinea Vanuatu
Internet use 18.8 % 2024
174th of 182		 22.4 % 2015
Mobile subscriptions 38.8 /100 2024
151st of 151		 89.3 /100 2023
Electricity access 43.3 % 2024
201st of 213		 65.5 % 2024
179th of 213
Women in parliament 2.7 % 2025
180th of 184		 1.9 % 2025
181st of 184
Income inequality - 32.3 2019
Extreme poverty - 19.5 % 2019

Refugees

Indicator Papua New Guinea Vanuatu
Refugees hosted 7,727 2025
97th of 177		 0 2025
177th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.7 ‰ 2025
94th of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2025
177th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 3,121 2025
82nd of 177		 7 2025
155th of 177
Refugees from the country 644 2025
110th of 199		 13 2025
179th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
133rd of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
136th of 199

Governance

Indicator Papua New Guinea Vanuatu
Control of corruption 31.7 /100 2024
156th of 207		 44.8 /100 2024
98th of 207
Government effectiveness 33.8 /100 2024
174th of 205		 35.5 /100 2024
166th of 205
Rule of law 47.1 /100 2024
137th of 207		 64.2 /100 2024
75th of 207
Regulatory quality 45.4 /100 2024
145th of 205		 49.7 /100 2024
124th of 205
Voice and accountability 51.1 /100 2024
118th of 205		 65.4 /100 2024
65th of 205
Political stability 54.7 /100 2024
158th of 207		 82.3 /100 2024
42nd of 207

Environment

Indicator Papua New Guinea Vanuatu
CO₂ per capita 0.52 t 2024
43rd of 202		 0.87 t 2024
59th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 8.3 Mt 2024
116th of 204		 0.2 Mt 2024
194th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
116th of 204		 0.00 % 2024
195th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.2 Gt 2024
127th of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
197th of 204
GHG per capita 1.02 t 2024
21st of 202		 1.93 t 2024
54th of 202
Renewable energy 54.6 % 2022
43rd of 211		 25.0 % 2022
93rd of 211
Forest area 79.0 % 2023
9th of 212		 36.3 % 2023
83rd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 14.1 µg/m³ 2023
75th of 200		 7.0 µg/m³ 2023
26th of 200
Water stress 0.1 % 2022
2nd of 176		 -
Land area 452,860 km² 2023
54th of 214		 12,190 km² 2023
158th of 214

Energy

Indicator Papua New Guinea Vanuatu
Renewable electricity 23.7 % 2024
112th of 190		 25.0 % 2023
Wind and solar 0.2 % 2024
167th of 190		 12.5 % 2023
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
139th of 180		 0.0 % 2023
Low-carbon electricity 23.7 % 2024
119th of 190		 25.0 % 2023
Fossil electricity 76.3 % 2024
119th of 190		 75.0 % 2023
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
79th of 188		 0.0 % 2023
Carbon intensity of power 516 g/kWh 2024
111th of 190		 500 g/kWh 2023
Electricity per capita 0.45 MWh 2024
154th of 191		 0.25 MWh 2023

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.