Compare Papua New Guinea & its neighbours

(Australia, Indonesia, Micronesia, Federated States Of, Solomon Islands, Coral Sea Islands)

Papua New GuineaAustraliaIndonesiaMicronesia, Federated States OfSolomon Islands
Misc
Country CodePGAUIDFMSB
Geography
Area (sq km)462,8407,741,2201,904,56970228,896
Coastline (km)5,15225,76054,7166,1125,313
Highest Point (m)4,509 (Mount Wilhelm)2,228 (Mount Kosciuszko)4,884 (Puncak Jaya)782 (Nanlaud on Pohnpei)2,335 (Mount Popomanaseu)
Average Elevation (m)667330367
People
Population7,027,33223,470,145262,787,403103,643660,121
Median Age23.4038.8030.5025.5022.80
Growth Rate1.67 %1.01 %0.83 %-0.55 %1.90 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)23.3012.0015.9019.6024.50
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)6.607.306.504.203.80
Urban Population13.20 %86.00 %55.30 %22.70 %23.70 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth28.7022.8022.60
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)215.006.00126.00100.00114.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)35.304.2021.9019.1014.30
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)4.30 %9.40 %2.80 %13.70 %5.10 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.053.590.380.190.20
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)3.801.203.201.40
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)21.30 %29.00 %6.90 %45.80 %22.50 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)5.30 %3.60 %12.50 %9.90 %
School life (years)2313
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)3.60 %12.60 %15.60 %18.90 %1.30 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)30.190 billion1.248 trillion3.250 trillion348,000,0001.330 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)2.50 %2.20 %5.10 %2.00 %3.50 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)3,70050,40012,4003,4002,200
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)36.80 %21.00 %31.70 %13.10 %