Gender Development Index (GDI) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.927 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, gender development index in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.927. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.927 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.863, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 134th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.863 | — |
| 2001 | 0.869 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.871 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.872 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.874 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.875 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.876 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.882 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.885 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.896 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.902 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.906 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.909 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.916 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.915 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.916 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.922 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.924 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.925 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.927 | +0.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.927 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9255, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.927 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.967, 96% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8742 | 0.863 | 0.885 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9098 | 0.896 | 0.922 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9253 | 0.924 | 0.927 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,665 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4371 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,006 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,006 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Papua New Guinea?
- Gender development index in Papua New Guinea was 0.927 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.927 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.863 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for gender development index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 134th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.