Papua New Guinea in world rankings
Papua New Guinea appears in 43 of our ranked charts. It is number one in 2 of them and in the top three in 6. Each position below is its place in the latest year of that chart; open a chart for the full data, history and sources.
43Ranked charts
2First places
6Top-3 places
Every ranking for Papua New Guinea
#1of 8
Countries with the Most Languages Spoken Within Their Borders
Language
840All Time
#1of 8
Countries with the Lowest Safe Drinking Water Access 2024
Health
37 %2024
#2of 20
Countries with the Largest Rural Population Share 2024
84.59 % of total population2024
#2of 20
Countries with the Highest Tuberculosis Rate 2024
664 per 100,000 people2024
#2of 8
Countries by Average Annual Rainfall
Environment
3,142 mmAll Time
#3of 8
Countries by Internal Freshwater Resources Per Capita
Environment
121 Thousand m3/personAll Time
#4of 20
Countries With the Most Earthquakes in 2025
Geology
4722025
#4of 20
Countries with the Lowest Measles Vaccination Rate 2024
442024
#4of 16
Countries With the Most Erupting Volcanoes in 2025
Geology
42025
#4of 8
Countries by Coral Reef Area
Environment
14 Thousand km2All Time
#5of 20
Countries with the Most Freshwater Per Person 2022
Environment
78,505 m3 per Person2022
#5of 12
Countries with the Highest Smoking Rates
Health
39.30 % of Adults 15+All Time
#5of 10
Fruit Consumption by Country 2023
Food & Drink
212 kg2023
#6of 20
Countries Where the Most People Smoke 2024
Health
39.30 % of Adults2024
#6of 19
Countries With the Most Strong Earthquakes in 2025
Geology
162025
#6of 10
Fruit Consumption by Country 2022
Food & Drink
216 kg2022
#7of 20
Countries with the Lowest Access to Electricity 2023
20.50 % of population2023
#7of 8
Countries by Forest Cover (% of Land Area) 2024
Environment
74.10 % of Land Area2024
#8of 17
Countries With the Most New Volcanic Eruptions in 2025
Geology
12025
#8of 12
Cobalt Mine Production by Country 2025
Mining
2,8002025
#8of 8
Countries by Number of Active Volcanoes
Environment
18All Time
#9of 22
Strongest Earthquake in Each Country in 2025
Geology
6.902025
#9of 20
Countries with the Most Forest Cover 2023
Environment
78.95 % of Land2023
#9of 20
Countries with the Fewest Internet Users 2024
Internet
18.81 % of Population2024
#9of 20
Countries with the Most Forest Cover 2022
Environment
79.03 % of Land2022
#9of 20
Countries with the Most Forest Cover 2021
Environment
79.10 % of Land2021
#9of 20
Countries with the Most Forest Cover 2020
Environment
79.18 % of Land2020
#11of 20
Countries with the Most Undernourishment 2023
Health
28.70 % of Population2023
#11of 20
Countries with the Worst Access to Sanitation 2023
23.23 % of population2023
#11of 20
Countries with the Highest Hunger Rate 2023
28.70 % of population2023
#13of 25
Countries With the Most Tuberculosis Cases in Children 2024
Health
19,0002024
#13of 20
Countries with the Most Threatened Mammal Species 2022
Animals
512022
#13of 20
Countries Most Dependent on Natural Resources 2021
27.39 % of GDP2021
#13of 20
Countries with the Least Access to Electricity 2024
Energy
43.30 % of Population2024
#13of 20
Countries with the Most Boys Born per Girl 2024
1.082024
#14of 20
Countries with the Highest Risk of Death from Chronic Disease 2021
28.50 %2021
#14of 14
Cocoa Bean Production by Country
Agriculture
45 Thousand Tonnes2024
#17of 25
Countries With the Most Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis 2024
Health
3,900 MDR/RR-TB2024
#17of 24
Countries With the Most Tuberculosis Deaths 2024
Health
12,0002024
#17of 20
Countries with the Most Self-Employed Workers 2024
78.85 % of total employment2024
#19of 20
Countries Where Patients Pay Least Out of Pocket 2023
Health
8.55 % of Health Costs2023
#22of 25
Countries With the Most Tuberculosis Cases 2024
Health
70,000 estimated2024
#25of 25
Countries That Diagnosed the Most Tuberculosis Cases 2024
Health
44,7372024