Papua New Guinea: birth background and country comparison
- Population
- 10,390,000 people
- Annual births
- 255,331 births per year
- Life expectancy at birth
- 66.1 years
Papua New Guinea: the share of annual births across the 172 places in this game dataset is 0.1935%. The population baseline is 10,390,000, and annual births total 255,331. These figures describe a shared starting context, not an individual's future.
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Comparing: Papua New Guinea and India
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| Indicator | Papua New Guinea | India |
|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople | 10,390,000 | 1,438,070,000 |
| Annual birthsbirths/year | 255,331 | 23,219,488 |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 66.1 | 72 |
| Under-five mortalityper 1,000 live births | 40.6 | 28 |
| Expected years of schoolingyears | 11.5 | 13 |
| GDP per capita (PPP)international dollars (PPP) | 4,206 | 8,871 |
| Life satisfactionscore, 0–10 | Not available | 4.05 |
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Life expectancy and expected years of schooling describe populations, not an individual's lifespan or graduation date. Under-five mortality is per 1,000 live births, not a percentage. GDP per person at purchasing power parity is not salary. Reference years differ, so these rows do not establish causes or time trends.
More births does not mean the same population share
The two homepage sampling modes use different denominators. For the selected place (Papua New Guinea), this table explains its weight in the dataset; it does not change your game settings.
| Sampling basis | Country baseline | Share of dataset |
|---|---|---|
| Annual births | 255,331 births per year | 0.1935% |
| Total population | 10,390,000 people | 0.1286% |
Denominators: 131,932,758 births per year or 8,078,638,000 people across the 172 countries in this dataset. Both modes start at age zero. You cannot choose your birth country. These model weights are not live global statistics or your personal birth odds.
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Population and families
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Annual births | 255,331 births per year |
| Population | 10,390,000 people |
| Urban population | 15% |
| Agricultural employment | 39% |
| Total fertility rate (births per woman) | 3.1 |
| Women aged 20–24 who married before age 18 (%) | 27% |
Education and living conditions
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita (PPP) | 4,206 international dollars |
| Gini index | 0.42 (0–1) |
| Expected years of schooling | 11.5 years |
| Gross tertiary enrollment | 4% |
| Internet use | 19% |
| Life satisfaction | Not available |
Health and model life expectancy
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 66.1 years |
| Female life expectancy (game estimate) | 68.1 years |
| Male life expectancy (game estimate) | 64.1 years |
| Under-five mortality | 40.6 per 1,000 live births |
| Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births) | 32.2 per 1,000 live births |
| Maternal mortality | 192 per 100,000 live births |
Other health and safety background
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Intentional homicide rate | 9 per 100,000 people |
| Male tobacco use | 56% |
| Female tobacco use | 26% |
| Adult HIV prevalence (%) | 1.35% |
| Road traffic deaths (per 100,000 people) | 15 per 100,000 people |
| Out-of-pocket share of health expenditure (%) | 10% |
More country context
The reference model lists Australia: country profile as migration destinations associated with this place. These links describe model background, not current migration flows or immigration advice.
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These historical records retain their own dates and definitions. Religion data can be decades old; hazards are possibilities, not annual odds. Source excerpts are in English.
Capital or administrative seat: Port Moresby
Religion in the source record
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Protestant 64.3% (Evangelical Lutheran 18.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.9%, Pentecostal 10.4%, United Church 10.3%, Evangelical Alliance 5.9%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.8%, Salvation Army 0.4%), Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 5.3%, non-Christian 1.4%, unspecified 3.1% (2011 est.) note: data represent only the citizen population; roughly 0.3% of the population are non-citizens, consisting of Christian 52% (predominantly Roman Catholic), other 10.7% , none 37.3%
Urban areas in the source record
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410,000 PORT MORESBY (capital) (2023)
Natural hazards in the source record
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active volcanism; frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides; tsunamis volcanism: severe volcanic activity; Ulawun (2,334 m), one of Papua New Guinea's potentially most dangerous volcanoes, has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Rabaul (688 m) destroyed the city of Rabaul in 1937 and 1994; Lamington erupted in 1951, killing 3,000 people; Manam's 2004 eruption forced the island's abandonment; other historically active volcanoes include Bam, Bagana, Garbuna, Karkar, Langila, Lolobau, Long Island, Pago, St. Andrew Strait, Victory, and Waiowa; see note 2 under "Geography - note"
Organized violence within country borders, 2023–24
UCDP records organized violence in at least one of these years.
These are historical event records, not a current safety assessment. A recorded event is not itself an active-war classification; no recorded event does not establish peace.
Reference snapshot retrieved 29 October 2026. World Factbook / factbook.json (CC0)
Sources and interpretation
The existing baseline draws on UN World Population Prospects 2024 and World Bank development indicators, among other public statistics. It combines different reference years; individual observation years and estimation flags were not retained. Consult the original series before using these figures for research or current decisions.
The supplementary indicators retain values from a reference model. Some missing observations in the original model may have been replaced with regional averages; affected values are not individually flagged. Individual values have not all been checked against the original statistical agencies. These are not current live measurements.
For definitions and source context, consult UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UNAIDS HIV data, WHO road safety and health expenditure data, and World Happiness Report. These are source-lineage references, not a claim that every value matches the current series.
The dataset covers 172 places. Birth shares are calculated within this covered set, not from a complete live global census. Missing values remain missing. Gross tertiary enrollment can exceed 100%; GDP at PPP is not a salary, and the Gini index here uses a 0–1 scale. Game estimates are not official forecasts.
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