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Papua New Guinea vs Peru: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 115 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Papua New Guinea
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Leads on 36 of 115 metrics
Peru
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Leads on 68 of 115 metrics

Summary

Comparing Papua New Guinea and Peru: Papua New Guinea leads on Radios (410,000) against Peru (6.65); Papua New Guinea leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (900,900) against Peru (14.73); Papua New Guinea leads on Major Urban Areas Population (410,000 people) against Peru (11.20 people). Across 115 compared metrics, Papua New Guinea wins on 36 and Peru wins on 68.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇵🇪 PeruShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)18.81 %81.96 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)24.07 %79.48 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 24% (2023 est.)percent of population: 80% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score58.35 points★42.88 points
Radios410,000★6.65
Televisions59,841★3.06
Waterways11,000★8,808

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇵🇪 PeruShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country6.56B $21.05B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars37.09B $332.50B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)14 %★4.25 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8.4 %16.6 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index80.182.1★
Electricity Consumption3.2444.61★
Electricity Exports055★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels63★61
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants3035★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables7★4
Electricity Imports022★
Electricity Installed Capacity900,900★14.73
Electricity Production3.4850.13★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)8.78 USD per capita30.92 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient41.943.8★
Gross Fixed Investment20.625.4★
Gross National Saving36.8★19.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.6 %★3.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)0.6 %★2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.3 % of GDP0.8 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption99.11★7.48
Natural Gas Exports11.1★5.51
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production11.1812.99★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves210.5455.9★
Oil Consumption33,000189,000★
Oil Exports8,02973,280★
Oil Imports14,77088,080★
Oil Production30,570158,300★
Oil Proved Reserves88532.7★
Population Below Poverty Line37 people20.2 people★
Public Debt52.435.2★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.1 USD★3.3 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption37,000250,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports062,640★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports17,11065,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Production22,170166,600★
Remittances01.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources2.08★0.12
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)52.2113.67★
Taxes and Other Revenues15.915.9
Top Exporting Countries2.83B USD15.30B USD★
Unemployment Rate2.8 %★4.9 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate52.07 %★72.86 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇵🇪 PeruShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12,308★4.18M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions5.8★58.9
Population Distributionpopulation 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 areasapproximately one third of the population resides along the desert coastal belt in the west, with a strong focus on the capital city of Lima; the Andean highlands, or sierra, contain roughly half of the population; the eastern slopes of the Andes and adjo
Protected Land Area for Adaptation3.7 sq km22.26 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country211.6 Cubic meters per year303 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources801★1.88

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇵🇪 PeruShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.86 %★0.47 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)176237.79★
Agricultural land14,050 sq. km254,750.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)5,152 km★2,414 km
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant163.74 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land025,800★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇵🇪 PeruShare
Rule of Law Index by Country34.23 %★26.73 %
Administrative Divisions2024★
Independence1628★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇵🇪 PeruShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)14.1★6.4
Health Care Spending per Capita156.66 USD1,243.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP6.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.9 %0.4 %★
Hospital Bed Density0.2 people/sq km1.6 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)189 %51 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.921.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.3 %19.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS55,000★91,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people3 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 527.82.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇵🇪 PeruShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)4,000158,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇵🇪 PeruShare
Currently married (Percent)65.19 %★52.06 %
Human Capital Index0.440.64★
Life expectancy at birth70.09 years82.78 years★
Median age of population23 years30.52 years★
Population Change183,015.8 persons392,941.5 persons★
Population density24.18 per sq. km★27.29 per sq. km
Total population10.95M persons34.94M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.84
Birth Rate (%)27.57 %★16.43 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate36.7 %77.4 %★
Death Rate (%)5.36 %★9.79 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)0.8 % of GDP4.2 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age2.84M persons9.29M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate3.6618.92★
Learning-adjusted years of school8.41 years9.15 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population410,000 people★11.2 people
Mean Male Height (cm)163.57165.23★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization48.18 %74.19 %★
Physician Density0.06 people/sq km1.69 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.22 %★0.55 %
Population living in slums23.07 %42.57 %★
Total deaths69,009.6 persons★144,928.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)46 %59.43 %★
Total fertility rate2.98 per woman★1.92 per woman
Total net-migration-4,940.6 persons3,559 persons★
Under-five mortality rate37.27 per live births11.59 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇵🇪 PeruShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.250.42★
Airports569★174
Civil Air Travelabout 15 major transport aircraft44
Heliports37★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇵🇪 PeruShare
Current Bank Rate5 %★4.25 %

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