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 2018.[1]

Rank Province HDI (2018) Comparable countries (2018)[2]
High human development
1 National Capital District 0.711  Moldova
Medium human development
2 Manus 0.597  Vanuatu
3 East New Britain 0.586  Equatorial Guinea,  Myanmar
4 New Ireland 0.585  Myanmar
5 Autonomous Region of Bougainville 0.580  Cambodia
6 Morobe 0.579  Kenya,    Nepal
7 West New Britain 0.578  Kenya,    Nepal
8 Western Highlands 0.571  Angola
9 Chimbu 0.557  Solomon Islands
10 Central 0.556  Solomon Islands
11 Western 0.550  Syria
Low human development
12 Milne Bay 0.547  Syria
13 Madang 0.545  Syria
–  Papua New Guinea 0.543  Comoros
14 Oro 0.542  Comoros
15 Jiwaka 0.539  Comoros
16 East Sepik 0.538  Comoros
17 Sandaun 0.518  Lesotho
18 Eastern Highlands 0.512  Togo
19 Gulf 0.510  Togo,  Sudan
20 Enga 0.480  Malawi
21 Southern Highlands 0.479  Malawi
22 Hela 0.450  Mozambique

References
  1. "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  2. "Human Development Report 2018 – "Human Development Indices and Indicators"" (PDF). HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme. pp. 22–25. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
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