Human development index vs mean male height in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Human development index vs mean male height was 0.576 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
0.576
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
160th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.576
in 2023
All-time low
0.403
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Human development index vs mean male height in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023

00.20.40.61990200620231990: 0.4031991: 0.4111992: 0.4211993: 0.4321994: 0.4391995: 0.4421996: 0.4481997: 0.4491998: 0.4461999: 0.4542000: 0.4562001: 0.4582002: 0.4612003: 0.4642004: 0.4682005: 0.4732006: 0.4792007: 0.4852008: 0.4892009: 0.4952010: 0.5032011: 0.5082012: 0.5142013: 0.5222014: 0.5342015: 0.5432016: 0.552017: 0.5552018: 0.5592019: 0.5662020: 0.5672021: 0.5672022: 0.5722023: 0.576

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, human development index vs mean male height in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.576. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human development index vs mean male height in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.576 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.403, in 1990.

Papua New Guinea ranks 160th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4345 0.403 0.454 10
2000s 0.4728 0.456 0.495 10
2010s 0.5354 0.503 0.566 10
2020s 0.5705 0.567 0.576 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 157 Cote d'Ivoire 0.582 compare
  2. 157 Uganda 0.582 compare
  3. 159 Rwanda 0.578 compare
  4. 161 Togo 0.571 compare
  5. 162 Syria 0.564 compare
  6. 163 Mauritania 0.563 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human development index vs mean male height in Papua New Guinea?
Human development index vs mean male height in Papua New Guinea was 0.576 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest human development index vs mean male height recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.576 in 2023.
What is the lowest human development index vs mean male height recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.403 in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for human development index vs mean male height?
Papua New Guinea ranks 160th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is human development index vs mean male height rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Human development index vs mean male height. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human development index vs mean male height
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,938 data points, 1990–2023
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