List of provinces of Papua New Guinea by Human Development Index

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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]
High human development
1 Flag of NCD.svg National Capital District 0.725  Tonga
Medium human development
2 Flag of Manus.svg Manus 0.611  Eswatini,  Ghana
3 Flag of East New Britain.svg East New Britain 0.600  Kenya
4 Flag of New Ireland.svg New Ireland 0.598
5 Flag of Bougainville.svg Autonomous Region of Bougainville 0.595  Cambodia
6 Flag of Morobe.png Morobe 0.592  Equatorial Guinea
Flag of West New Britain.svg West New Britain
8 Flag of Western Highlands.svg Western Highlands 0.585  Zambia
9 Flag of Chimbu.svg Chimbu 0.569  Zimbabwe,  Solomon Islands,  Syria
Flag of Central Province PNG.svg Central
11 Flag of Western Province.svg Western 0.563  Cameroon
12 Flag of Milne Bay.svg Milne Bay 0.561
13 Flag of Madang.svg Madang 0.558  Pakistan
–  Papua New Guinea 0.555  Comoros
14 Flag of Flag Oro new.png Oro 0.554  Comoros
15 Flag of Jiwaka.svg Jiwaka 0.551
16 Flag of East Sepik.png East Sepik 0.550  Comoros,  Mauritania
Low human development
17 Flag of Sandaun.svg Sandaun 0.530  Tanzania
18 Flag of Eastern Highlands.svg Eastern Highlands 0.522  Djibouti
Flag of Gulf Province.png Gulf
20 Flag of Enga.png Enga 0.488  Ethiopia
Flag of Southern Highlands Province (Papua New Guinea).svg Southern Highlands
22 Flag of Hela.svg Hela 0.461  Eritrea

References[]

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org.
  2. ^ "Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene" (PDF). HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme. pp. 22–25.
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