List of provinces of Papua New Guinea by Human Development Index
This is a list of Provinces of Papua New Guinea by Human Development Index as of 2019.[1]
Rank | Province | HDI (2019) | Comparable countries (2019)[2] |
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High human development | |||
1 | National Capital District | 0.725 | Tonga |
Medium human development | |||
2 | Manus | 0.611 | Eswatini, Ghana |
3 | East New Britain | 0.600 | Kenya |
4 | New Ireland | 0.598 | |
5 | Autonomous Region of Bougainville | 0.595 | Cambodia |
6 | Morobe | 0.592 | Equatorial Guinea |
West New Britain | |||
8 | Western Highlands | 0.585 | Zambia |
9 | Chimbu | 0.569 | Zimbabwe, Solomon Islands, Syria |
Central | |||
11 | Western | 0.563 | Cameroon |
12 | Milne Bay | 0.561 | |
13 | Madang | 0.558 | Pakistan |
– | Papua New Guinea | 0.555 | Comoros |
14 | Oro | 0.554 | Comoros |
15 | Jiwaka | 0.551 | |
16 | East Sepik | 0.550 | Comoros, Mauritania |
Low human development | |||
17 | Sandaun | 0.530 | Tanzania |
18 | Eastern Highlands | 0.522 | Djibouti |
Gulf | |||
20 | Enga | 0.488 | Ethiopia |
Southern Highlands | |||
22 | Hela | 0.461 | Eritrea |
References[]
Categories:
- Human Development Index
- Economy of Papua New Guinea
- Ranked lists of country subdivisions
- Provinces of Papua New Guinea