Subnational HDI (v7.0)

Human Development
Subnational HDI
Subnational regions
Papua New Guinea
All years

Subnational HDI

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Papua New Guinea (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 0.370 0.380 0.391 0.405 0.419 0.423 0.430 0.432 0.435 0.444 0.447 0.451 0.455 0.461 0.461 0.466 0.469 0.478 0.484 0.490 0.499 0.504 0.513 0.518 0.533 0.541 0.547 0.552 0.554 0.560 0.560 0.558
Autonomous Region of Bougainville 0.399 0.409 0.422 0.437 0.452 0.456 0.463 0.465 0.468 0.477 0.481 0.485 0.489 0.495 0.495 0.500 0.503 0.512 0.519 0.525 0.535 0.540 0.550 0.556 0.571 0.580 0.586 0.591 0.594 0.600 0.599 0.597
Central 0.383 0.392 0.404 0.418 0.433 0.437 0.443 0.446 0.449 0.457 0.460 0.464 0.469 0.475 0.474 0.479 0.482 0.491 0.497 0.503 0.512 0.518 0.527 0.532 0.547 0.556 0.562 0.566 0.568 0.574 0.574 0.572
Chimbu, Simbu 0.378 0.388 0.399 0.414 0.428 0.432 0.439 0.441 0.445 0.454 0.457 0.461 0.466 0.472 0.472 0.478 0.481 0.490 0.496 0.503 0.511 0.517 0.526 0.531 0.546 0.555 0.561 0.566 0.569 0.575 0.574 0.572
East New Britain 0.403 0.414 0.426 0.441 0.456 0.461 0.467 0.470 0.473 0.482 0.485 0.489 0.494 0.500 0.500 0.505 0.509 0.518 0.524 0.531 0.540 0.546 0.556 0.561 0.577 0.586 0.592 0.597 0.599 0.605 0.605 0.603
East Sepik 0.366 0.375 0.386 0.400 0.414 0.418 0.425 0.427 0.430 0.439 0.442 0.446 0.450 0.456 0.456 0.461 0.464 0.472 0.478 0.485 0.493 0.499 0.508 0.513 0.527 0.536 0.542 0.546 0.549 0.554 0.554 0.552
Eastern Highlands 0.345 0.354 0.365 0.378 0.392 0.395 0.402 0.404 0.407 0.415 0.418 0.422 0.426 0.432 0.432 0.437 0.440 0.448 0.454 0.460 0.468 0.473 0.482 0.487 0.500 0.509 0.514 0.519 0.521 0.527 0.526 0.525
Enga 0.320 0.329 0.339 0.351 0.363 0.367 0.373 0.375 0.378 0.386 0.389 0.393 0.397 0.402 0.403 0.407 0.410 0.418 0.423 0.429 0.437 0.442 0.450 0.454 0.467 0.475 0.480 0.485 0.487 0.493 0.492 0.490
Gulf 0.349 0.357 0.368 0.382 0.395 0.399 0.405 0.407 0.410 0.418 0.421 0.424 0.428 0.434 0.434 0.438 0.441 0.449 0.455 0.460 0.469 0.474 0.482 0.487 0.501 0.509 0.515 0.519 0.521 0.526 0.526 0.524
Hela 0.303 0.311 0.320 0.332 0.344 0.348 0.353 0.355 0.358 0.365 0.368 0.371 0.375 0.381 0.381 0.385 0.387 0.395 0.400 0.405 0.413 0.417 0.425 0.429 0.442 0.449 0.454 0.458 0.460 0.466 0.465 0.463
Jiwaka 0.364 0.374 0.385 0.399 0.413 0.417 0.424 0.426 0.429 0.438 0.441 0.445 0.450 0.456 0.456 0.461 0.464 0.473 0.479 0.485 0.494 0.499 0.509 0.513 0.528 0.537 0.543 0.548 0.550 0.556 0.556 0.554
Madang 0.372 0.382 0.393 0.407 0.422 0.426 0.432 0.435 0.438 0.446 0.449 0.453 0.458 0.463 0.463 0.468 0.471 0.480 0.486 0.492 0.501 0.506 0.515 0.520 0.535 0.544 0.550 0.554 0.557 0.562 0.562 0.560
Manus 0.411 0.422 0.434 0.450 0.465 0.470 0.477 0.479 0.482 0.491 0.495 0.499 0.503 0.510 0.509 0.514 0.518 0.527 0.534 0.540 0.550 0.555 0.566 0.571 0.587 0.596 0.603 0.607 0.610 0.616 0.615 0.613
Milne Bay 0.376 0.385 0.397 0.411 0.426 0.430 0.436 0.438 0.442 0.450 0.453 0.457 0.461 0.467 0.467 0.472 0.475 0.483 0.489 0.496 0.504 0.510 0.519 0.524 0.539 0.548 0.554 0.558 0.560 0.566 0.565 0.564
Morobe 0.398 0.408 0.420 0.434 0.449 0.454 0.460 0.463 0.466 0.475 0.478 0.483 0.487 0.493 0.493 0.499 0.502 0.511 0.517 0.524 0.533 0.539 0.548 0.554 0.569 0.578 0.584 0.589 0.591 0.597 0.597 0.595
National Capital District 0.497 0.509 0.523 0.539 0.556 0.562 0.570 0.574 0.577 0.588 0.592 0.597 0.602 0.609 0.610 0.616 0.620 0.630 0.638 0.646 0.656 0.663 0.675 0.681 0.698 0.709 0.716 0.722 0.725 0.732 0.731 0.729
New Ireland 0.401 0.412 0.424 0.439 0.455 0.459 0.466 0.468 0.471 0.480 0.483 0.487 0.492 0.498 0.498 0.503 0.506 0.515 0.522 0.528 0.538 0.543 0.553 0.559 0.575 0.584 0.590 0.595 0.597 0.603 0.603 0.601
Northern, Oro 0.371 0.380 0.392 0.406 0.420 0.424 0.430 0.433 0.436 0.444 0.447 0.451 0.455 0.461 0.461 0.466 0.469 0.477 0.483 0.490 0.498 0.504 0.513 0.518 0.532 0.541 0.547 0.551 0.554 0.559 0.559 0.557
Southern Highlands 0.319 0.327 0.337 0.350 0.362 0.366 0.372 0.374 0.377 0.385 0.388 0.392 0.396 0.402 0.402 0.406 0.409 0.417 0.423 0.428 0.436 0.441 0.449 0.453 0.466 0.474 0.480 0.484 0.487 0.492 0.492 0.490
West New Britain 0.398 0.408 0.420 0.435 0.450 0.454 0.461 0.463 0.466 0.475 0.479 0.483 0.487 0.494 0.494 0.499 0.502 0.511 0.517 0.524 0.533 0.539 0.548 0.554 0.569 0.578 0.584 0.589 0.591 0.597 0.597 0.595
West Sepik, Sandaun 0.353 0.362 0.373 0.386 0.400 0.404 0.410 0.412 0.415 0.424 0.426 0.430 0.434 0.440 0.440 0.444 0.447 0.456 0.461 0.467 0.476 0.481 0.490 0.494 0.509 0.517 0.523 0.527 0.529 0.535 0.534 0.532
Western 0.377 0.386 0.398 0.413 0.427 0.431 0.438 0.440 0.443 0.451 0.454 0.458 0.462 0.468 0.468 0.473 0.476 0.485 0.491 0.497 0.506 0.511 0.521 0.526 0.541 0.549 0.555 0.560 0.562 0.568 0.567 0.565
Western Highlands 0.389 0.399 0.410 0.425 0.440 0.444 0.451 0.454 0.457 0.466 0.470 0.474 0.479 0.485 0.486 0.491 0.494 0.503 0.510 0.516 0.526 0.531 0.541 0.546 0.561 0.570 0.576 0.582 0.584 0.590 0.590 0.588