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Papua New Guinea

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Key facts

  • currency: Papua New Guinea kina
  • capital city: Port Moresby
  • region: Melanesia
  • continent: Oceania
  • land area: 452,860 km²
  • population: 10,329,931 people
  • political leader: James Marape (Prime Minister)
Classified as: place

Summary

Papua New Guinea is a country. The capital city is Port Moresby, located in the Melanesia region of Oceania. It has a land area of 452,860 km², a population of 10,329,931 people and uses the currency Papua New Guinea kina. The Prime Minister is James Marape.

Location on a map: [-6°0′S, 147°0′E]

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Environment

Papua New Guinea is one of the countries in Oceania, countries in Melanesia and 194 countries in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 14,410.00 km²
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 4.72 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Access to electricity: 19.00 % of population
  • Fertility rate: 3.17 births per woman
  • Forest area: 358,222 km²
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 9.10 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 18.30
  • Methane emissions: 3.82 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 0.54 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 5,006,583 people
  • Male population: 5,323,347 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 54.60 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 462,122.30 km²
  • Rural population: 8,912,355 people
  • Urban land area: 415.40 km²
  • Urban population: 1,417,576 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 4.77 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Papua New Guinea by population

Cities in Papua New Guinea

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Evolution of historical forest area in Papua New Guinea

Distribution of sites in Papua New Guinea by inscription year

Relationship between forest area and rural land area in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Papua New Guinea

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Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Papua New Guinea

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Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban land area in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban population in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical land area in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical median age in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between methane emissions and population in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in Papua New Guinea

Geographical distribution of sites in Papua New Guinea by area

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical population in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between urban land area and population in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical female population in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical male population in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical rural land area in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical rural population in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical urban land area in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical urban population in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between population and date in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and urban population in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in Papua New Guinea

Sites in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between fertility rate and life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea

Proportion of transboundary sites in Papua New Guinea

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Papua New Guinea by mean width

Wildfires in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in Papua New Guinea

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 4,000 people
  • Democracy score: 6.03
  • Democracy type: Flawed democracy
  • Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence: 87,000 people
  • Individuals using the internet: 26.99 % of population
  • Military expenditure: 0.33 % of GDP
  • Net migration: -800 people
  • Press freedom: 3.17
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 2.70 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between armed forces personnel and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical net migration in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Papua New Guinea

Political parties in Papua New Guinea

Distribution of politicians from Papua New Guinea by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Papua New Guinea

Politicians from Papua New Guinea

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Business

  • Central government debt: 48.26 % of GDP
  • Expense: 19.48 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 30,932,496,249.79 current US$
  • Inflation: 2.30 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 78.11 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 14.79 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 2.65 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 75.42 % of total employment

Shops in Papua New Guinea

Proportion of CEOs per gender in Papua New Guinea

Companies from Papua New Guinea

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Distribution of companies founded in Papua New Guinea by year

Proportion of revenue types by company in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical central government debt in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical expense in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical GDP in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical inflation in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical unemployment in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Papua New Guinea

Exchanges in Papua New Guinea

Proportion of shops per country in Papua New Guinea

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Health

  • Birth rate: 25.11 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 6.46 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 61.41 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 2.32 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.65 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 0.17 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 66
  • Suicide mortality rate: 3.00 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between birth rate and access to electricity in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between birth rate and median age in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical death rate in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Papua New Guinea

Diseases in Papua New Guinea

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Papua New Guinea

Proportion of diseases in Papua New Guinea by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Papua New Guinea by start date

Evolution of historical cases in Papua New Guinea

Evolution of historical deaths in Papua New Guinea

Relationship between cases and deaths in Papua New Guinea

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Papua New Guinea by birth year

Proportion of athletes per gender in Papua New Guinea

Athletes from Papua New Guinea

Proportion of competitions per city in Papua New Guinea

Competitions in Papua New Guinea

Proportion of competitions per country in Papua New Guinea

Distribution of competitions in Papua New Guinea by start date

Proportion of medals won by Papua New Guinea in the Olympics

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Culture

Artists from Papua New Guinea

Distribution of artists from Papua New Guinea by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Papua New Guinea

Geographical distribution of museums in Papua New Guinea by visitors

Museums in Papua New Guinea

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Papua New Guinea by total students

Distribution of universities in Papua New Guinea per foundation year

Universities in Papua New Guinea

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In literature

There are 157 books written about Papua New Guinea in the database

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This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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