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Papua New Guinea vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Papua New Guinea has a population of 10.6M (ranked 92/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Papua New Guinea's land area is 174,850 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 54th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Papua New Guinea Vatican
Population
10911445
949
Population rank 90/197 197/197
GDP
$32.5B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 109/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$3,076
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 140/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,889
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$17.5B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$1,652
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 123/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,561
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
174,850 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
60.5 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
3.1
2023
n/a
Median age
23.6 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Papua New Guinea and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Papua New Guinea vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Papua New Guinea

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Papua New Guinea Vatican
1950 39.4 65.9
1951 35.5 65.3
1952 40.7 65.7
1953 41.3 66.3
1954 42 67.5
1955 42.6 67.8
1956 43.3 67.3
1957 43.9 67.5
1958 44.6 68.7
1959 45.1 69.2
1960 45.8 69.2
1961 46.4 69.8
1962 46.7 69.2
1963 47.7 69.3
1964 48.3 70.3
1965 48.9 70.1
1966 49.6 70.9
1967 50.2 70.9
1968 50.9 70.7
1969 51.5 70.7
1970 52.1 71.5
1971 52.6 71.7
1972 53.3 72
1973 53.9 71.9
1974 54.4 72.7
1975 55 72.6
1976 55.5 72.9
1977 56 73.3
1978 56.5 73.7
1979 57 74
1980 57.4 74.1
1981 57.8 74.3
1982 58.1 74.8
1983 58.3 74.7
1984 58.6 75.1
1985 58.8 75.5
1986 59 75.7
1987 59.2 76.2
1988 59.4 76.4
1989 59.6 76.8
1990 59.8 76.9
1991 59.9 76.9
1992 60.3 77.3
1993 60.5 77
1994 60.7 77.7
1995 60.9 77.8
1996 61.1 78.5
1997 61.3 78.2
1998 60.4 78.3
1999 61.5 78.7
2000 61.6 79.3
2001 61.6 79.9
2002 61.6 80
2003 61.7 79.8
2004 61.8 80.2
2005 61.9 80.6
2006 62 81.2
2007 62.2 81.3
2008 62.5 81.4
2009 62.8 81.3
2010 63.1 81.5
2011 63.4 81.7
2012 63.6 82
2013 63.9 82.5
2014 64.2 82.6
2015 64.5 82.5
2016 64.7 82.9
2017 64.9 82.7
2018 65.1 83.3
2019 65.3 83.6
2020 65.1 83
2021 64.4 82.9
2022 65.3 83.3
2023 66.1 83
2024 66.3 83.1
2025 66.4 83.3

Papua New Guinea and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Papua New Guinea

Vatican
Year Population
Papua New Guinea Vatican
1960 1,995,110 -
1961 2,046,127 -
1962 2,093,919 -
1963 2,141,376 -
1964 2,188,325 -
1965 2,235,820 -
1966 2,285,774 -
1967 2,337,532 -
1968 2,390,803 -
1969 2,446,927 -
1970 2,505,628 -
1971 2,566,421 -
1972 2,628,432 -
1973 2,690,629 -
1974 2,752,671 -
1975 2,814,820 -
1976 2,877,327 -
1977 2,940,327 -
1978 3,003,714 -
1979 3,067,341 -
1980 3,131,512 -
1981 3,197,019 -
1982 3,264,291 -
1983 3,333,633 -
1984 3,405,198 -
1985 3,478,936 -
1986 3,554,793 -
1987 3,632,543 -
1988 3,711,880 -
1989 3,796,078 -
1990 3,896,481 -
1991 4,021,837 -
1992 4,166,699 -
1993 4,320,872 -
1994 4,480,208 -
1995 4,644,278 -
1996 4,813,361 -
1997 4,987,883 -
1998 5,166,390 -
1999 5,349,333 -
2000 5,537,064 880
2001 5,728,435 890
2002 5,924,003 900
2003 6,123,997 911
2004 6,328,041 921
2005 6,535,905 921
2006 6,747,720 932
2007 6,963,345 821
2008 7,183,002 824
2009 7,406,438 826
2010 7,633,523 829
2011 7,859,346 832
2012 8,081,390 836
2013 8,302,698 839
2014 8,523,441 842
2015 8,743,246 1,000
2016 8,961,718 -
2017 9,178,714 1,000
2018 9,394,513 -
2019 9,609,010 1,000
2020 9,815,746 -
2021 10,012,896 -
2022 10,203,169 -
2023 10,389,635 -
2024 10,576,502 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Papua New Guinea Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$31.1B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.5%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.78%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.31%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.61%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
2.69%
2022
n/a
Services, % of GDP
41.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
37.2%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
52.5
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31%
2009
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2009
n/a
Listed domestic companies
6
2016
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.68B
2017
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.9B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$3.87M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
39,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.04%
2018
n/a

Energy

Papua New Guinea Vatican
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
5.95 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.57 tons
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
54.6%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
40%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
35.3%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
20.5%
2023
n/a

Society

Papua New Guinea Vatican
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-707
2024
n/a
Urban population
13.9%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.35 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.15 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
38.9
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
29
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.4
2010
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.6
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
88
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.1%
2022
100%
2013
English speaking
70.4%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
24.1%
2023
n/a

Health

Papua New Guinea Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.1
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$7.51
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32.2%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.06
2021
n/a
Age at first childbirth
21.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
189
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.3
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
91
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.6%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.13 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Papua New Guinea Vatican
% of world land
0.3%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
16,532 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
5,425 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
138,051 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
5,809 mi
2011
5.59 mi
2003

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