Papua New Guinea

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 4,286.63 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 8,947,027 HDI (2020): 0.56
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 160
Score: 37.4
Vulnerability 0.536
Readiness 0.284

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 30th most vulnerable country and the 163rd 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
Ranking
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154
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154
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146
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153
160
160
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.536
Food
0.676
Projected change of cereal yields
0.951
Projected population change
0.393
Food import dependency
0.170
Rural population
0.934
Agriculture capacity
0.967
Child malnutrition
0.641
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
0.981
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.634
Projected change of biome distribution
0.459
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.807
Natural capital dependency
1.000
Ecological footprint
0.091
Protected biome
0.699
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.749
Human Habitat
0.583
Projected change of warm periods
0.372
Projected change of flood hazard
0.686
Urban concentration
0.066
Age dependency ratio
0.631
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.777
Paved roads
0.968
Infrastructure
0.286
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
0.028
Electricity access
0.400
Disaster preparedness
0.650