List of provinces of Papua New Guinea by Human Development Index

This is a list of Provinces of Papua New Guinea by Human Development Index as of 2022.[1]

Rank Province HDI (2022)
High human development
1 National Capital District 0.742
Medium human development
2 Manus 0.624
3 East New Britain 0.613
4 New Ireland 0.611
5 Bougainville 0.607
6 Morobe 0.605
West New Britain
8 Western Highlands 0.599
9 Chimbu 0.583
10 Central 0.581
11 Western 0.575
12 Milne Bay 0.573
13 Madang 0.570
–  Papua New Guinea 0.568
14 Oro 0.567
15 Jiwaka 0.564
16 East Sepik 0.562
Low human development
17 Sandaun 0.542
18 Eastern Highlands 0.534
19 Gulf 0.533
20 Enga 0.500
21 Southern Highlands 0.499
22 Hela 0.472

References

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org.