Home / Countries

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea

Oceania · 2 rankings that exist only inside Papua New Guinea — its states, cities, universities and more.

🥇 0 × #1 worldwide🏅 0 × top 3📊 43 world rankings🗺️ 2 rankings inside Papua New Guinea
👥 Population10.8M#91 of 215💰 GDP$32.5B#110 of 185💎 GDP per capita$3,020#141 of 185❤️ Life expectancy66.3 yrs#183 of 215🗺️ Area452,860#54 of 214

Rankings inside Papua New Guinea

🎓 Education
🌍 Society & Health

🎓 Top Research Universities in Papua New Guinea

Universities and colleges in Papua New Guinea ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations7 entries
1
University of Papua New Guinea2,468 papers
103,824
2
Papua New Guinea University of Technology1,698 papers
27,510
3
Divine Word University189 papers
3,500
4
University of Goroka161 papers
2,799
5
Pacific Adventist University99 papers
1,689
6
Papua New Guinea University of Natural Resources and Environment63 papers
586
7
IBSUniversity56 papers
107

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.

Papua New Guinea in world rankings

⛏️ Energy & Industry

Most Mineral-Dependent Economies

  1. 8 Papua New Guinea14.4%
1 of 196 entries · full ranking →
🌲 World Records

Most Forested Countries

  1. 10 Papua New Guinea75.2%
1 of 209 entries · full ranking →
☕ World Records

Top Coffee Producers

  1. 24 Papua New Guinea45k t
1 of 36 entries · full ranking →
📈 Economy

Highest Inflation

  1. 42 Papua New Guinea4.4%
1 of 168 entries · full ranking →
🌱 World Records

Renewable Energy Share

  1. 43 Papua New Guinea54.5%
1 of 212 entries · full ranking →
🔥 Energy & Industry

Largest Natural Gas Reserves

  1. 46 Papua New Guinea0.2 tn m³
1 of 101 entries · full ranking →
🗺️ World Records

Largest Countries by Land Area

  1. 54 Papua New Guinea452,860
1 of 214 entries · full ranking →
🍼 Society & Health

Highest Birth Rates

  1. 55 Papua New Guinea24.3
1 of 215 entries · full ranking →
👶 Society & Health

Highest Fertility Rates

  1. 55 Papua New Guinea3.07
1 of 215 entries · full ranking →
🛢️ Energy & Industry

Largest Oil Producers

  1. 56 Papua New Guinea0.0M
1 of 104 entries · full ranking →
🧒 Society & Health

Youngest Populations

  1. 56 Papua New Guinea33.1%
1 of 215 entries · full ranking →
🧾 Economy

Most Taxed Countries

  1. 59 Papua New Guinea15.5%
1 of 93 entries · full ranking →
📈 Society & Health

Fastest Growing Populations

  1. 60 Papua New Guinea1.7%
1 of 215 entries · full ranking →
🛢️ World Records

Largest Proven Oil Reserves

  1. 64 Papua New Guinea0.2B
1 of 101 entries · full ranking →
🍃 Energy & Industry

Greenest Electricity Grids

  1. 71 Papua New Guinea40.0%
1 of 203 entries · full ranking →
👥 Society & Health

Most Populous Countries

  1. 91 Papua New Guinea10.8M
1 of 215 entries · full ranking →
📉 Economy

Highest Government Debt

  1. 98 Papua New Guinea52.1%
1 of 189 entries · full ranking →
🚶 Society & Health

Largest Net Migration

  1. 98 Papua New Guinea-284
1 of 215 entries · full ranking →
💰 Economy

Largest Economies by GDP (Nominal)

  1. 110 Papua New Guinea$32.5B
1 of 185 entries · full ranking →
😷 Energy & Industry

Most Polluted Air

  1. 126 Papua New Guinea14.1 µg/m³
1 of 200 entries · full ranking →
🏧 Economy

Most Bank Credit to the Private Sector

  1. 128 Papua New Guinea16%
1 of 147 entries · full ranking →
💬 AI

Biggest Generative AI Adoption

  1. 129 Papua New Guinea7.7%
1 of 147 entries · full ranking →
📚 AI

Most AI Research Papers

  1. 130 Papua New Guinea19
1 of 180 entries · full ranking →
🏭 Energy & Industry

Largest CO₂ Emitters

  1. 132 Papua New Guinea5 Mt
1 of 203 entries · full ranking →
⚡ Energy & Industry

Largest Electricity Producers

  1. 132 Papua New Guinea5 TWh
1 of 214 entries · full ranking →
🐄 Energy & Industry

Largest Methane Emitters

  1. 136 Papua New Guinea4 Mt
1 of 203 entries · full ranking →
🪦 Society & Health

Highest Death Rates

  1. 137 Papua New Guinea6.6
1 of 215 entries · full ranking →
💎 Economy

Richest Countries by GDP per Capita

  1. 141 Papua New Guinea$3,020
1 of 185 entries · full ranking →
🎖️ World Records

Military Spending

  1. 143 Papua New Guinea0.4%
1 of 149 entries · full ranking →
🎓 AI

Most AI Research Papers per Person

  1. 147 Papua New Guinea2
1 of 179 entries · full ranking →
🛒 Economy

GDP per Capita (Purchasing Power)

  1. 151 Papua New Guinea$5,215
1 of 184 entries · full ranking →
📉 Economy

Highest Unemployment

  1. 157 Papua New Guinea2.6%
1 of 181 entries · full ranking →
🏭 World Records

CO₂ Emissions per Person

  1. 161 Papua New Guinea0.5 t
1 of 203 entries · full ranking →
🚗 Energy & Industry

Most Vehicles per Person

  1. 166 Papua New Guinea11
1 of 173 entries · full ranking →
🌐 Technology

Most Connected Countries

  1. 174 Papua New Guinea18.8%
1 of 182 entries · full ranking →
👴 Society & Health

Oldest Populations

  1. 174 Papua New Guinea3.6%
1 of 215 entries · full ranking →
🏥 Society & Health

Health Spending

  1. 180 Papua New Guinea2.9%
1 of 192 entries · full ranking →
❤️ Society & Health

Life Expectancy at Birth

  1. 183 Papua New Guinea66.3 yrs
1 of 215 entries · full ranking →
🎂 Society & Health

Oldest Median Age

  1. 187 Papua New Guinea21.7 yrs
1 of 226 entries · full ranking →
🦌 Energy & Industry

Most Protected Land

  1. 191 Papua New Guinea3.7%
1 of 213 entries · full ranking →
🌐 Economy

Most Foreign Direct Investment

  1. 192 Papua New Guinea$-1.2B
1 of 199 entries · full ranking →
🧳 Society & Health

Highest Share of Immigrants

  1. 202 Papua New Guinea0.3%
1 of 215 entries · full ranking →
🏙️ Society & Health

Most Urbanised Countries

  1. 214 Papua New Guinea15.8%
1 of 215 entries · full ranking →