Subnational HDI (v10.2)

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 2022 2023
Papua New Guinea (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 0.403 0.411 0.421 0.432 0.439 0.442 0.448 0.449 0.446 0.454 0.456 0.458 0.461 0.464 0.468 0.473 0.479 0.485 0.489 0.495 0.503 0.508 0.514 0.522 0.534 0.543 0.550 0.555 0.559 0.566 0.567 0.567 0.572 0.576
Autonomous Region of Bougainville 0.439 0.447 0.458 0.470 0.478 0.481 0.488 0.489 0.486 0.494 0.496 0.498 0.500 0.503 0.507 0.512 0.517 0.524 0.527 0.534 0.542 0.547 0.554 0.561 0.574 0.583 0.589 0.595 0.599 0.606 0.606 0.606 0.612 0.616
Central 0.439 0.448 0.458 0.470 0.477 0.481 0.487 0.489 0.486 0.494 0.496 0.497 0.497 0.499 0.501 0.504 0.508 0.514 0.515 0.521 0.527 0.531 0.536 0.542 0.553 0.560 0.566 0.570 0.574 0.580 0.581 0.581 0.586 0.590
Chimbu, Simbu 0.320 0.326 0.334 0.343 0.349 0.351 0.356 0.357 0.355 0.361 0.362 0.375 0.388 0.400 0.411 0.424 0.436 0.449 0.459 0.471 0.484 0.494 0.506 0.518 0.534 0.548 0.559 0.569 0.574 0.581 0.582 0.582 0.588 0.592
East New Britain 0.456 0.465 0.477 0.489 0.497 0.500 0.507 0.509 0.506 0.514 0.516 0.517 0.518 0.520 0.523 0.527 0.532 0.538 0.540 0.546 0.553 0.557 0.563 0.570 0.582 0.590 0.596 0.601 0.605 0.612 0.612 0.612 0.618 0.622
East Sepik 0.336 0.343 0.352 0.362 0.368 0.371 0.375 0.376 0.374 0.380 0.382 0.390 0.398 0.407 0.416 0.426 0.436 0.446 0.454 0.464 0.476 0.484 0.494 0.504 0.519 0.531 0.541 0.550 0.553 0.560 0.561 0.561 0.567 0.571
Eastern Highlands 0.313 0.319 0.327 0.336 0.342 0.344 0.349 0.350 0.347 0.353 0.354 0.364 0.372 0.381 0.390 0.400 0.410 0.421 0.428 0.438 0.449 0.458 0.467 0.478 0.492 0.504 0.513 0.522 0.526 0.532 0.533 0.534 0.539 0.543
Enga 0.331 0.337 0.345 0.354 0.360 0.362 0.367 0.368 0.366 0.372 0.374 0.378 0.382 0.387 0.392 0.399 0.405 0.412 0.417 0.424 0.432 0.438 0.444 0.452 0.464 0.473 0.481 0.488 0.491 0.498 0.499 0.499 0.504 0.508
Gulf 0.381 0.389 0.399 0.409 0.416 0.419 0.424 0.425 0.423 0.430 0.432 0.434 0.435 0.438 0.442 0.446 0.451 0.458 0.461 0.467 0.474 0.479 0.485 0.492 0.503 0.511 0.517 0.522 0.526 0.532 0.532 0.532 0.537 0.541
Hela 0.277 0.282 0.289 0.297 0.302 0.303 0.308 0.308 0.306 0.312 0.313 0.321 0.328 0.336 0.344 0.353 0.362 0.371 0.378 0.387 0.397 0.404 0.412 0.421 0.434 0.444 0.453 0.461 0.464 0.470 0.471 0.472 0.476 0.480
Jiwaka 0.264 0.270 0.278 0.286 0.291 0.293 0.297 0.298 0.296 0.300 0.301 0.321 0.339 0.356 0.371 0.387 0.402 0.417 0.429 0.443 0.458 0.469 0.482 0.495 0.513 0.527 0.540 0.551 0.555 0.562 0.563 0.564 0.569 0.573
Madang 0.370 0.377 0.387 0.397 0.404 0.407 0.412 0.413 0.411 0.418 0.419 0.425 0.430 0.437 0.443 0.451 0.459 0.468 0.474 0.482 0.492 0.500 0.508 0.517 0.531 0.542 0.550 0.558 0.562 0.568 0.569 0.569 0.575 0.579
Manus 0.420 0.429 0.440 0.452 0.460 0.464 0.470 0.471 0.468 0.476 0.477 0.482 0.486 0.492 0.498 0.505 0.513 0.522 0.527 0.536 0.546 0.553 0.561 0.571 0.585 0.596 0.604 0.611 0.615 0.622 0.623 0.622 0.628 0.633
Milne Bay 0.381 0.389 0.399 0.409 0.416 0.419 0.425 0.426 0.423 0.430 0.432 0.437 0.441 0.447 0.453 0.460 0.467 0.476 0.481 0.489 0.499 0.506 0.514 0.523 0.536 0.547 0.555 0.562 0.565 0.572 0.573 0.572 0.578 0.582
Morobe 0.388 0.396 0.405 0.416 0.423 0.426 0.431 0.433 0.430 0.437 0.439 0.446 0.453 0.460 0.467 0.476 0.485 0.495 0.501 0.511 0.522 0.530 0.539 0.549 0.564 0.575 0.584 0.593 0.596 0.603 0.604 0.604 0.610 0.614
National Capital District 0.546 0.556 0.569 0.583 0.593 0.598 0.606 0.608 0.605 0.615 0.618 0.620 0.622 0.626 0.629 0.634 0.640 0.648 0.652 0.659 0.668 0.674 0.681 0.690 0.704 0.714 0.721 0.727 0.731 0.739 0.740 0.740 0.746 0.752
New Ireland 0.394 0.402 0.412 0.424 0.431 0.434 0.440 0.441 0.438 0.445 0.447 0.453 0.459 0.466 0.473 0.482 0.491 0.501 0.507 0.517 0.528 0.536 0.545 0.555 0.570 0.582 0.591 0.599 0.603 0.609 0.610 0.610 0.616 0.620
Northern, Oro 0.370 0.378 0.387 0.398 0.405 0.408 0.413 0.414 0.412 0.418 0.420 0.425 0.430 0.436 0.442 0.450 0.458 0.467 0.472 0.481 0.491 0.498 0.506 0.515 0.529 0.539 0.548 0.555 0.559 0.565 0.566 0.566 0.571 0.575
Southern Highlands 0.304 0.310 0.318 0.326 0.331 0.334 0.338 0.339 0.337 0.343 0.344 0.351 0.358 0.365 0.372 0.380 0.389 0.398 0.404 0.413 0.423 0.430 0.438 0.447 0.460 0.470 0.479 0.487 0.491 0.497 0.498 0.499 0.504 0.508
West New Britain 0.430 0.438 0.449 0.461 0.468 0.472 0.478 0.479 0.477 0.484 0.486 0.489 0.492 0.495 0.499 0.505 0.511 0.518 0.522 0.529 0.537 0.543 0.550 0.558 0.570 0.580 0.587 0.593 0.597 0.603 0.604 0.604 0.610 0.614
West Sepik, Sandaun 0.359 0.366 0.375 0.385 0.392 0.394 0.400 0.401 0.398 0.405 0.406 0.411 0.415 0.421 0.426 0.433 0.440 0.449 0.453 0.461 0.471 0.477 0.484 0.493 0.506 0.516 0.523 0.530 0.534 0.540 0.541 0.541 0.546 0.550
Western 0.429 0.437 0.448 0.460 0.467 0.470 0.477 0.478 0.475 0.483 0.485 0.486 0.486 0.488 0.491 0.495 0.499 0.504 0.507 0.512 0.519 0.523 0.528 0.535 0.546 0.553 0.559 0.564 0.567 0.574 0.574 0.574 0.580 0.584
Western Highlands 0.337 0.344 0.353 0.362 0.368 0.371 0.375 0.377 0.374 0.380 0.382 0.394 0.406 0.417 0.429 0.441 0.453 0.466 0.475 0.487 0.500 0.510 0.521 0.533 0.550 0.563 0.575 0.585 0.589 0.597 0.598 0.598 0.604 0.608