🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
PG / PNG #54
Nomad Score
35.0
Cities
10
Region
Malay Archipelago,
Islands,
Oceania,
Oceania,
Melanesia
Currency
PGK
🌍 COUNTRY OVERVIEW
Official Name
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Capital
Port Moresby
Continent
Oceania / Melanesia
Area
462,840 km²
Population
11.8M
Density
19.3/km²
Government
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
UN Member
Yes
Independent
Yes
Driving Side
Left
TLD
.pg
Calling Code
+675
Timezone
UTC+10:00
📊 KEY FIGURES
HDI
0.576
GDP per capita (2031)
$5,863
Life Expectancy (2024)
66.3 yrs
Internet Users (2024)
18.8%
Gini Index (2009)
41.9
Inflation (2031)
4.5%
Unemployment (2025)
2.6%
Urban Population (2024)
15.4%
PM2.5 (2019)
8.9 µg/m³
Homicide Rate (2010)
9.3/100k
Human Capital (2020)
0.43
🎭 CULTURE & SOCIETY
Languages
English,
Hiri Motu,
Tok Pisin
Religions
Christianity 95.5%,
Unspecified 3.1%,
Other 1.4%
Currencies
K PGK — Papua New Guinean kina
🛂 VISA & TRAVEL
Passport Power Rank
#116 of 199
Visa-Free Destinations
37
Total Accessible
72
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