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. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index vs. mean male height in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by 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.
Human Development Index vs. mean male height in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.403 | — |
| 1991 | 0.411 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.421 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.432 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.439 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.442 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.448 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.449 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.446 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.454 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.456 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.458 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.461 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.464 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.468 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.473 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.479 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.485 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.489 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.495 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.503 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.508 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.514 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.522 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.534 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.543 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.55 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.555 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.559 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.566 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.567 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.567 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.572 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.576 | +0.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.576 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.622, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.576 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.732, 79% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by 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 UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by 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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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.