Papua New Guinea vs United States
POP 32.2x GDP 933.4x LE 12.6 yrs LMC↔HIC
Widest indicator spreads · Papua New Guinea vs United States
Demographics: Population (United States, 97% spread)
| Indicator | Papua New Guinea | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10.6M | 340.1M | 2024 |
| Urban Population | 15.4% | 80.1% | 2024 |
| Population Ages 65+ | 3.5% | 17.9% | 2024 |
| Population Ages 0-14 | 33.5% | 17.3% | 2024 |
3 closer demographics rows sit on the Papua New Guinea and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (United States, 100% spread)
| Indicator | Papua New Guinea | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Direct Investment | $-198,317,385.75 | $297.1B | 2024 |
| GDP (Current USD) | $30.8B | $28.8T | 2024 |
| GDP Per Capita (Current USD) | $2,912.491 | $84,534.041 | 2024 |
| Trade (% of GDP) | 131.1% | 25.4% | 2004 |
5 closer economy rows sit on the Papua New Guinea and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Health: Physicians (per 1,000 people) (United States, 98% spread)
| Indicator | Papua New Guinea | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians (per 1,000 people) | 0.1 | 3.7 | 2023 |
| Stunting Prevalence (under 5) | 49.5% | 3.8% | 2010 |
| Maternal Mortality Ratio | 189 | 17 | 2023 |
| Under-5 Mortality Rate | 39.4 | 6.5 | 2024 |
3 closer health rows sit on the Papua New Guinea and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (United States, 86% spread)
| Indicator | Papua New Guinea | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Expenditure (% of GDP) | 0.8% | 5.4% | 2023 |
| School Enrollment (Secondary) | 52.1% | 97.5% | 2023 |
| School Enrollment (Primary) | 121.1% | 97.0% | 2023 |
3 closer education rows sit on the Papua New Guinea and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (United States, 100% spread)
| Indicator | Papua New Guinea | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater Withdrawal | 0.0% | 15.8% | 2022 |
| CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 0.5 | 13.6 | 2024 |
| Renewable Energy Consumption | 54.6% | 10.9% | 2022 |
| Forest Area | 79.0% | 33.9% | 2023 |
1 closer environment rows sit on the Papua New Guinea and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (United States, 83% spread)
| Indicator | Papua New Guinea | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to Sanitation | 16.7% | 97.0% | 2024 |
| Internet Users | 18.8% | 94.7% | 2024 |
| Access to Electricity | 20.5% | 100.0% | 2023 |
| Mobile Subscriptions | 38.8 | 113.2 | 2024 |
1 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Papua New Guinea and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Social: Net Migration (United States, 100% spread)
| Indicator | Papua New Guinea | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net Migration | -707 | 1.3M | 2024 |
| Poverty (< $2.15/day) | 52.2% | 1.1% | 2009 |
| Intentional Homicides | 9.3 | 5.8 | 2010 |
| Male Labor Participation | 53.2% | 67.4% | 2024 |
2 closer social rows sit on the Papua New Guinea and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
How to read this Papua New Guinea vs United States comparison
Papua New Guinea (LMC, East Asia & Pacific) vs United States (HIC, North America) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 32.2x smaller (10.6M vs 340.1M) and total GDP is 933.4x smaller ($30.8B vs $28.8T). The gap board leads on Foreign Direct Investment (~100% relative spread) across 48 indicators in 8 topics. Cross-tier pair; prefer per-capita and rate columns over raw totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.
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Papua New Guinea full profile · LMC
Papua New Guinea (LMC) carries the full WDI topic tables behind every row above.
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United States (HIC) is the counterpart sheet for Papua New Guinea's column in this pair.
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Papua New Guinea vs United States figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · LMC↔HIC · WIDE scale band.