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| 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 |
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| Ranking | 138 | 142 | 143 | 140 | 144 | 144 | 150 | 154 | 159 | 154 | 159 | 157 | 154 | 156 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 154 | 155 | 151 | 146 | 148 | 148 | 153 | 160 | 160 |
| 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 |