Hdi male vs female in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Hdi male vs female was 0.5985 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.5985
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
156th
of 183 countries
All-time high
0.5985
in 2023
All-time low
0.4889
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Hdi male vs female in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023

00.20.40.62000201120232000: 0.4892001: 0.4912002: 0.4932003: 0.4962004: 0.4992005: 0.5052006: 0.512007: 0.5162008: 0.5192009: 0.5252010: 0.5312011: 0.5352012: 0.5412013: 0.5472014: 0.5582015: 0.5662016: 0.5732017: 0.5782018: 0.5822019: 0.5882020: 0.5882021: 0.5882022: 0.5942023: 0.599

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, hdi male vs female in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.5985. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hdi male vs female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.5985 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4889, in 2000.

That places Papua New Guinea 156th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Hdi male vs female in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Hdi male vs female in Papua New Guinea, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 0.4889
2001 0.4911 +0.5%
2002 0.493 +0.4%
2003 0.4962 +0.7%
2004 0.4995 +0.7%
2005 0.5045 +1.0%
2006 0.5097 +1.0%
2007 0.5163 +1.3%
2008 0.5192 +0.6%
2009 0.5252 +1.2%
2010 0.5308 +1.1%
2011 0.5353 +0.8%
2012 0.5407 +1.0%
2013 0.5473 +1.2%
2014 0.5584 +2.0%
2015 0.5664 +1.4%
2016 0.5728 +1.1%
2017 0.5783 +1.0%
2018 0.582 +0.6%
2019 0.5882 +1.1%
2020 0.5885 +0.0%
2021 0.5884 -0.0%
2022 0.5941 +1.0%
2023 0.5985 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5044 0.4889 0.5252 10
2010s 0.56 0.5308 0.5882 10
2020s 0.5924 0.5884 0.5985 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 153 Côte d'Ivoire 0.6074 compare
  2. 154 Syrian Arab Republic 0.6066 compare
  3. 155 Rwanda 0.5988 compare
  4. 157 Mauritania 0.5953 compare
  5. 158 Nigeria 0.5918 compare
  6. 159 Pakistan 0.5789 compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is hdi male vs female in Papua New Guinea?
Hdi male vs female in Papua New Guinea was 0.5985 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest hdi male vs female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.5985 in 2023.
What is the lowest hdi male vs female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4889 in 2000.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for hdi male vs female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 156th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is hdi male vs female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Hdi male vs female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Hdi male vs female
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,929 data points, 1990–2023
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