Human Development Index: males vs. females in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.5985 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index: males vs. females 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, human development index: males vs. females 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.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| 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% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.5985 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6459, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.5985 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7451, 80% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 human development index: males vs. females in Papua New Guinea?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Papua New Guinea was 0.5985 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5985 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4889 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 156th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females 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 UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index: males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development. Only male population is considered.