Papua New Guinea

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 4,632.98 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 10,389,635 HDI (2023): 0.58
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 167
Score: 35.2
Vulnerability 0.550
Readiness 0.254

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Papua New Guinea places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Papua New Guinea is the 25th most vulnerable country and the 159th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Ranking
154
159
166
169
169
169
173
180
178
182
180
176
177
178
178
173
174
171
174
173
169
173
164
166
172
164
168
166
167
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.550
Food
0.682
Projected change of cereal yields
0.951
Projected population change
0.393
Food import dependency
0.303
Rural population
0.930
Agriculture capacity
0.931
Child malnutrition
0.583
Water
0.327
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.306
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
1.000
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.713
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.091
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.778
Dependency on external resource for health services
1.000
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.984
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.633
Projected change of biome distribution
0.459
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.807
Natural capital dependency
1.000
Ecological footprint
0.085
Protected biome
0.699
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.749
Human Habitat
0.555
Projected change of warm periods
0.372
Projected change of flood hazard
0.686
Urban concentration
0.070
Age dependency ratio
0.568
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.667
Paved roads
0.968
Infrastructure
0.388
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.065
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.457
Electricity access
0.803
Disaster preparedness
0.225