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Germany vs Papua New Guinea: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Germany
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Leads on 57 of 109 metrics
Papua New Guinea
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Leads on 46 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Germany and Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea leads on Major Urban Areas Population (410,000 people) against Germany (3.57 people); Papua New Guinea leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (37,000) against Germany (2.46); Papua New Guinea leads on Oil Consumption (33,000) against Germany (2.50). Across 109 compared metrics, Germany wins on 57 and Papua New Guinea wins on 46.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.48 %★24.07 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 24% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points★58.35 points
Radios77.8410,000★
Televisions51.459,841★
Waterways7,30011,000★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $★6.56B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $★37.09B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %14 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %8.4 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP★2.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.780.1★
Electricity Consumption536.5★3.24
Electricity Exports78.86★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4163★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants230★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels5★0
Electricity from Other Renewables52★7
Electricity Imports28.34★0
Electricity Installed Capacity208.5900,900★
Electricity Production612.8★3.48
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita★8.78 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient31.741.9★
Gross Fixed Investment17.820.6★
Gross National Saving2836.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %3.6 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %0.6 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP★0.3 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.3699.11★
Natural Gas Exports34.61★11.1
Natural Gas Imports119.5★0
Natural Gas Production7.911.18★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.5210.5★
Oil Consumption2.533,000★
Oil Exports470,200★8,029
Oil Imports2.6714,770★
Oil Production147,200★30,570
Oil Proved Reserves276★88
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people★37 people
Public Debt63.952.4★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD4.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.4637,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,000★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,800★17,110
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.1622,170★
Remittances0.5★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.032.08★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0★52.21
Taxes and Other Revenues1115.9★
Unemployment Rate3.5 %2.8 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M★-12,308
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.195.8★
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphaliapopulation concentrated in the highlands and eastern coastal areas on the island of New Guinea; predominantly a rural distribution with only about one fifth of the population residing in urban areas
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country45.7 Cubic meters per year211.6 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources154801★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %★0.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.14★176
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km★14,050 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km5,152 km★
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant★0 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5,065★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %★34.23 %
Administrative Divisions1620★
Independence18★16
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.814.1★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP★2.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.9 %
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km★0.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★189 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.9★21.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %21.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,00055,000★
Underweight Children Under 50.5★27.8

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,000★4,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %65.19 %★
Human Capital Index0.75★0.44
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years★70.09 years
Median age of population45.59 years★23 years
Population Change-741,055 persons183,015.8 persons★
Population density242.59 per sq. km24.18 per sq. km★
Total population83.60M persons★10.95M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.85
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %27.57 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %★36.7 %
Death Rate (%)11.96 %5.36 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP★0.8 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons★2.84M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.77★3.66
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years★8.41 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people410,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88★163.57
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %★48.18 %
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km★0.06 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %2.22 %★
Population living in slums0 %23.07 %★
Total deaths1.07M persons69,009.6 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %★46 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman2.98 per woman★
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons-4,940.6 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births★37.27 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.35★0.25
Airports840★569
Civil Air Travel239about 15 major transport aircraft
Heliports449★3

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