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Papua New Guinea vs Ukraine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Papua New Guinea has a population of 10.6M (ranked 92/197), compared with 37.9M in Ukraine (ranked 41/197). Papua New Guinea's land area is 174,850 sq mi versus 223,708 sq mi for Ukraine (ranked 54th vs. 46th).

By GDP, Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B) and Ukraine ranks 57/197 ($191B). By GDP per capita, Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076), while Ukraine ranks 118/197 ($5,038).

Main facts and rankings

Papua New Guinea Ukraine
Population
10911445
39426577
Population rank 90/197 40/197
GDP
$32.5B
2024
$191B
2024
GDP rank 109/197 57/197
GDP per capita
$3,076
2024
$5,038
2024
GDP per capita rank 140/197 118/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,889
2024
$18,550
2024
Government debt
$17.5B
2024
$171B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52%
2025
110%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,652
2024
$4,526
2024
Government debt per person rank 123/185 85/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,561
2025
$5,178
2025
Land area
174,850 sq mi
2025
223,708 sq mi
2025
Population density
60.5 ppl/mi²
2024
169.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.1
2023
0.98
2023
Median age
23.6 years
2024
43.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Papua New Guinea and Ukraine: Comparison Charts

Papua New Guinea and Ukraine economies compared

GDP
Papua New Guinea

Ukraine
Year GDP
Papua New Guinea Ukraine
1960 $230,496,037 -
1961 $244,832,039 -
1962 $261,184,042 -
1963 $275,968,044 -
1964 $305,312,049 -
1965 $344,176,055 -
1966 $390,992,063 -
1967 $441,728,183 -
1968 $485,184,190 -
1969 $551,263,864 -
1970 $645,568,215 -
1971 $717,750,278 -
1972 $858,761,926 -
1973 $1,299,079,410 -
1974 $1,467,417,672 -
1975 $1,356,603,608 -
1976 $1,511,843,235 -
1977 $1,640,746,619 -
1978 $1,947,878,831 -
1979 $2,293,760,511 -
1980 $2,545,808,456 -
1981 $2,498,190,847 -
1982 $2,368,719,683 -
1983 $2,562,351,551 -
1984 $2,552,662,617 -
1985 $2,423,339,172 -
1986 $2,647,995,602 -
1987 $3,143,851,794 $64,087,694,038
1988 $3,656,177,881 $74,703,517,903
1989 $3,546,472,566 $82,709,161,099
1990 $3,219,729,083 $81,393,558,423
1991 $3,787,394,958 $77,350,733,982
1992 $4,377,980,510 $73,945,908,384
1993 $4,974,550,286 $65,648,559,903
1994 $5,502,786,070 $52,549,580,265
1995 $4,636,057,476 $48,213,856,469
1996 $5,155,311,077 $44,558,831,005
1997 $4,936,615,299 $50,151,531,592
1998 $3,789,443,015 $41,882,523,345
1999 $3,477,038,204 $31,580,639,554
2000 $3,521,339,699 $32,375,083,935
2001 $3,081,024,212 $39,309,580,983
2002 $2,999,511,040 $43,956,163,612
2003 $3,536,411,824 $52,010,355,753
2004 $3,927,157,867 $67,220,154,164
2005 $4,865,892,972 $89,238,865,119
2006 $8,354,911,041 $111,884,752,475
2007 $9,545,028,944 $148,733,861,386
2008 $11,670,892,801 $188,110,390,660
2009 $11,619,456,449 $121,552,153,444
2010 $14,250,786,675 $141,209,170,427
2011 $17,985,138,066 $169,333,835,202
2012 $21,295,168,666 $182,591,753,828
2013 $21,261,338,065 $190,498,811,460
2014 $23,210,823,987 $133,503,871,862
2015 $21,723,437,010 $91,030,967,789
2016 $20,758,876,953 $93,355,869,404
2017 $22,742,699,138 $112,090,505,082
2018 $24,109,780,708 $130,891,088,294
2019 $24,750,626,030 $153,883,047,510
2020 $23,848,447,850 $156,617,722,013
2021 $26,109,413,521 $199,765,859,571
2022 $31,653,185,953 $161,989,520,721
2023 $30,816,367,067 $181,221,517,869
2024 $32,538,480,024 $190,741,263,732

Papua New Guinea and Ukraine economies compared

GDP per capita
Papua New Guinea

Ukraine
Year GDP per capita
Papua New Guinea Ukraine
1960 $115.5 -
1961 $119.7 -
1962 $124.7 -
1963 $128.9 -
1964 $139.5 -
1965 $153.9 -
1966 $171.1 -
1967 $189 -
1968 $202.9 -
1969 $225.3 -
1970 $257.6 -
1971 $279.7 -
1972 $327 -
1973 $483 -
1974 $533 -
1975 $482 -
1976 $525 -
1977 $558 -
1978 $648 -
1979 $748 -
1980 $813 -
1981 $781 -
1982 $726 -
1983 $769 -
1984 $750 -
1985 $697 -
1986 $745 -
1987 $865 $1,244
1988 $985 $1,444
1989 $934 $1,593
1990 $826 $1,564
1991 $942 $1,483
1992 $1,051 $1,413
1993 $1,151 $1,254
1994 $1,228 $1,009
1995 $998 $933
1996 $1,071 $870
1997 $990 $987
1998 $733 $831
1999 $650 $632
2000 $636 $653
2001 $538 $800
2002 $506 $903
2003 $577 $1,076
2004 $621 $1,401
2005 $744 $1,875
2006 $1,238 $2,366
2007 $1,371 $3,160
2008 $1,625 $4,018
2009 $1,569 $2,607
2010 $1,867 $3,040
2011 $2,288 $3,657
2012 $2,635 $3,951
2013 $2,561 $4,130
2014 $2,723 $2,904
2015 $2,485 $1,988
2016 $2,316 $2,047
2017 $2,478 $2,467
2018 $2,566 $2,895
2019 $2,576 $3,423
2020 $2,430 $3,505
2021 $2,608 $4,510
2022 $3,102 $3,946
2023 $2,966 $4,803
2024 $3,076 $5,038

Papua New Guinea vs. Ukraine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Papua New Guinea

Ukraine
Year Life expectancy, years
Papua New Guinea Ukraine
1950 39.4 61.2
1951 35.5 61.4
1952 40.7 62.1
1953 41.3 63
1954 42 64.1
1955 42.6 65.3
1956 43.3 66.3
1957 43.9 67.2
1958 44.6 67.7
1959 45.1 68.7
1960 45.8 69.4
1961 46.4 70
1962 46.7 70.4
1963 47.7 70.7
1964 48.3 71
1965 48.9 71.1
1966 49.6 71.2
1967 50.2 71.1
1968 50.9 71
1969 51.5 70.8
1970 52.1 70.8
1971 52.6 70.9
1972 53.3 71
1973 53.9 70.8
1974 54.4 70.6
1975 55 70.4
1976 55.5 70.1
1977 56 70
1978 56.5 69.8
1979 57 69.8
1980 57.4 69.8
1981 57.8 69.8
1982 58.1 69.9
1983 58.3 69.9
1984 58.6 70
1985 58.8 70.4
1986 59 70.8
1987 59.2 71.2
1988 59.4 71
1989 59.6 70.8
1990 59.8 70.4
1991 59.9 69.7
1992 60.3 68.9
1993 60.5 68.3
1994 60.7 67.5
1995 60.9 67.1
1996 61.1 67.1
1997 61.3 67.7
1998 60.4 68
1999 61.5 68
2000 61.6 67.8
2001 61.6 67.7
2002 61.6 67.7
2003 61.7 67.6
2004 61.8 67.5
2005 61.9 67.5
2006 62 67.5
2007 62.2 67.7
2008 62.5 68.3
2009 62.8 69.2
2010 63.1 70.2
2011 63.4 70.7
2012 63.6 71.1
2013 63.9 71.5
2014 64.2 71.8
2015 64.5 72.7
2016 64.7 73.4
2017 64.9 74
2018 65.1 73.6
2019 65.3 73.9
2020 65.1 73.3
2021 64.4 71.6
2022 65.3 72.7
2023 66.1 73.4
2024 66.3 74.7
2025 66.4 74.9

Papua New Guinea and Ukraine population clocks and comparison

Population
Papua New Guinea

Ukraine
Year Population
Papua New Guinea Ukraine
1960 1,995,110 42,824,093
1961 2,046,127 43,399,766
1962 2,093,919 43,943,674
1963 2,141,376 44,462,372
1964 2,188,325 44,951,156
1965 2,235,820 45,386,892
1966 2,285,774 45,802,519
1967 2,337,532 46,215,988
1968 2,390,803 46,614,325
1969 2,446,927 46,976,256
1970 2,505,628 47,261,306
1971 2,566,421 47,573,287
1972 2,628,432 47,946,893
1973 2,690,629 48,277,121
1974 2,752,671 48,576,570
1975 2,814,820 48,865,229
1976 2,877,327 49,120,842
1977 2,940,327 49,336,481
1978 3,003,714 49,521,243
1979 3,067,341 49,721,381
1980 3,131,512 49,955,152
1981 3,197,019 50,189,281
1982 3,264,291 50,402,724
1983 3,333,633 50,637,029
1984 3,405,198 50,887,599
1985 3,478,936 51,108,770
1986 3,554,793 51,318,745
1987 3,632,543 51,515,732
1988 3,711,880 51,724,853
1989 3,796,078 51,917,817
1990 3,896,481 52,054,092
1991 4,021,837 52,170,961
1992 4,166,699 52,323,671
1993 4,320,872 52,350,126
1994 4,480,208 52,075,998
1995 4,644,278 51,665,539
1996 4,813,361 51,226,109
1997 4,987,883 50,786,885
1998 5,166,390 50,379,731
1999 5,349,333 49,976,446
2000 5,537,064 49,556,660
2001 5,728,435 49,106,855
2002 5,924,003 48,677,281
2003 6,123,997 48,315,136
2004 6,328,041 47,979,507
2005 6,535,905 47,585,556
2006 6,747,720 47,278,694
2007 6,963,345 47,062,798
2008 7,183,002 46,819,175
2009 7,406,438 46,623,731
2010 7,633,523 46,456,003
2011 7,859,346 46,307,853
2012 8,081,390 46,210,056
2013 8,302,698 46,126,770
2014 8,523,441 45,972,380
2015 8,743,246 45,784,896
2016 8,961,718 45,616,832
2017 9,178,714 45,436,041
2018 9,394,513 45,208,907
2019 9,609,010 44,957,458
2020 9,815,746 44,680,014
2021 10,012,896 44,298,640
2022 10,203,169 41,048,766
2023 10,389,635 37,732,836
2024 10,576,502 37,860,221

Fertility rates in Papua New Guinea and Ukraine

Fertility rate
Papua New Guinea

Ukraine
Year Fertility rate
Papua New Guinea Ukraine
1960 6.02 2.29
1961 6.07 2.2
1962 6.14 2.15
1963 6.15 2.11
1964 6.19 2.01
1965 6.2 1.94
1966 6.23 2.04
1967 6.24 2.04
1968 6.25 2.03
1969 6.26 2.01
1970 6.25 2.08
1971 6.23 2.11
1972 6.2 2.13
1973 6.16 2.04
1974 6.11 2.06
1975 6.07 2.05
1976 6.02 2.04
1977 5.96 1.98
1978 5.88 1.97
1979 5.79 1.96
1980 5.71 1.95
1981 5.65 1.92
1982 5.59 1.95
1983 5.56 2.1
1984 5.51 2.08
1985 5.47 2.03
1986 5.42 2.12
1987 5.36 2.07
1988 5.3 2.04
1989 5.24 1.93
1990 5.18 1.85
1991 5.11 1.77
1992 5.03 1.67
1993 4.96 1.56
1994 4.87 1.47
1995 4.78 1.4
1996 4.73 1.33
1997 4.68 1.27
1998 4.63 1.21
1999 4.59 1.13
2000 4.53 1.11
2001 4.47 1.09
2002 4.42 1.13
2003 4.36 1.17
2004 4.28 1.22
2005 4.22 1.22
2006 4.15 1.3
2007 4.08 1.34
2008 4.01 1.44
2009 3.94 1.47
2010 3.88 1.44
2011 3.82 1.46
2012 3.75 1.53
2013 3.68 1.52
2014 3.63 1.47
2015 3.56 1.39
2016 3.5 1.39
2017 3.43 1.3
2018 3.38 1.23
2019 3.32 1.22
2020 3.27 1.21
2021 3.22 1.15
2022 3.17 0.9
2023 3.1 0.98

Papua New Guinea and Ukraine demographics compared

Median age
Papua New Guinea

Ukraine
Year Median age, years
Papua New Guinea Ukraine
1960 18.5 29.2
1961 18.4 29.6
1962 18.3 29.7
1963 18.1 29.8
1964 18 29.9
1965 17.9 30.1
1966 17.8 30.6
1967 17.6 31.2
1968 17.5 31.6
1969 17.4 32
1970 17.3 32.3
1971 17.2 32.5
1972 17.1 32.8
1973 17.2 33.1
1974 17.2 33.4
1975 17.3 33.7
1976 17.4 34
1977 17.5 34.2
1978 17.7 34.2
1979 17.8 34
1980 18 33.8
1981 18.1 33.7
1982 18.2 33.7
1983 18.3 33.6
1984 18.3 33.6
1985 18.4 33.8
1986 18.5 33.9
1987 18.5 34.1
1988 18.6 34.1
1989 18.6 34.1
1990 18.7 34.3
1991 18.8 34.5
1992 18.9 34.7
1993 19 34.9
1994 19.1 35.2
1995 19.2 35.5
1996 19.4 35.8
1997 19.5 36.2
1998 19.6 36.5
1999 19.7 36.9
2000 19.8 37.2
2001 19.9 37.6
2002 19.9 37.9
2003 20 38.2
2004 20.2 38.4
2005 20.3 38.7
2006 20.4 38.9
2007 20.6 39.1
2008 20.7 39.2
2009 20.9 39.3
2010 21 39.5
2011 21.2 39.7
2012 21.3 39.8
2013 21.5 39.8
2014 21.7 40
2015 21.9 40.2
2016 22 40.6
2017 22.2 40.9
2018 22.4 41.2
2019 22.6 41.5
2020 22.8 41.9
2021 23 42.2
2022 23.2 42.5
2023 23.4 43.1
2024 23.6 43.2

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Finance

Papua New Guinea Ukraine
GNI, Atlas method
$31.1B
2024
$185B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.5%
2025
58%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.78%
2023
5.93%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.31%
2023
36.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
298,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.61%
2025
-18.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.69%
2022
9.83%
2021
Services, % of GDP
41.5%
2024
60.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37.2%
2024
19%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.5
2025
54.1
2022
Income share by richest 10%
31%
2009
21.7%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2009
4.3%
2020
Number of billionaires n/a
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
6
2016
78
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.68B
2017
$4.42B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$3.9B
2023
$43.8B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.87M
2024
$11.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
39,000
2020
3,382,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.04%
2018
1.13%
2020
Banked people share n/a
87.6%
2024

Energy

Papua New Guinea Ukraine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,508 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$10.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
5.95 megatons
2023
136.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.57 tons
2023
3.61 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
65.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
54.6%
2022
8.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
26.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
23.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,516 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
40%
2021
12%
2021
Hydroelectric share
35.3%
2021
11.7%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
49.4%
2023
Electricity access
20.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Papua New Guinea Ukraine
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.46%
2024
Annual migration change
-707
2024
+1,146,012
2024
Urban population
13.9%
2024
70.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.35 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.15 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
38.9
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
29
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.4
2010
3.84
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.6
2019
10.2
2019
Visa free countries
88
2025
147
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.1%
2022
100%
2021
English speaking
70.4%
2023
51%
2023
People using the Internet
24.1%
2023
82.4%
2023

Health

Papua New Guinea Ukraine
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.1
2022
$370
2021
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$7.51
2022
$167.5
2021
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32.2%
2022
0.68%
2019
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.06
2021
2.99
2014
Age at first childbirth
21.9 years
2025
26.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
189
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.3
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
24.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
6%
2024
Air quality index
91
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.6%
2022
24.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.13 liters
2020
9.24 liters
2020

Territory

Papua New Guinea Ukraine
% of world land
0.3%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
16,532 sq mi
2024
5,909 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,425 sq mi
2025
159,503 sq mi
2025
Forest area
138,051 sq mi
2025
37,483 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,809 mi
2011
105,443 mi
2012

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