This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for Australia and Papua New Guinea. For further information and explanations, we provide many details per country that go far beyond this comparison. For example, there are separate sub-pages for both countries on economy, climate, energy, refugees, inflation, population and much more.
In addition, we offer several international comparisons on individual topics, which are also linked on this page.
See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
In addition, we offer several international comparisons on individual topics, which are also linked on this page.
General information
| Australia | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Australia/New Zealand | Melanesia |
| Area: | 7,741,220 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Government form: | Parliamentary democracy (under constitutional monarchy) | Parliamentary democracy (under constitutional monarchy) |
| Independent since: | 1901 AD | 1975 AD |
| Capital: | Canberra | Port Moresby |
Population
Details for Australia and Papua New Guinea| Australia | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 25,739,000 | 9,119,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 3.3 | 19.7 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 81 years | Ø 63 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 85 years | Ø 66 years |
| Average age: | Ø 37.5 years | Ø 24.0 years |
| Birthrate: | 11.50 ‰ | 26.52 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 6.30 ‰ | 7.30 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 6.93 ‰ | 0.00 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
| Australia | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 86 | 46 |
| Civil rights: | 92 | 34 |
| Health: | 87 | 19 |
| Climate: | 90 | 43 |
| Cost of Living: | 23 | 32 |
| Popularity: | 41 | 14 |
Economy
Details for Australia and Papua New Guinea| Australia | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Australian Dollar (1 AUD = 100 Cents) | Kina (1 PGK =100 Toea) |
| Unemployment rate: | 5.1 % | 2.8 % |
| Inflation rate: | 2.86 % | 4.48 % |
| Cost of Living: (USA = 100%) | 118.01 % | 82.27 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 47.40 % | 37.10 % |
| Average income: | 56,760 US$ | 2,790 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 27 (good) | 69 (bad) |
| AUS: total | per 1000 inh. | PNG: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 1,542,660 M US$ | 59.93 M US$ | 26,594 M US$ | 2.92 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 1,461,068 M US$ | 56.76 M US$ | 25,405 M US$ | 2.79 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 390,413 M US$ | 15.17 M US$ | 10,597 M US$ | 1.16 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 297,351 M US$ | 11.55 M US$ | 4,844 M US$ | 0.53 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for Australia and Papua New Guinea| AUS: total | per 1000 inh. | PNG: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 873,573 km | 33.94 km | 9,349 km | 1.03 km |
| Waterways: | 2,000 km | 0.08 km | 11,000 km | 1.21 km |
| Harbours: | 581 | 0.0226 | 177 | 0.0194 |
| Passenger airports: | 157 | 0.0061 | 50 | 0.0055 |
Energy balance
Details for Australia and Papua New Guinea| AUS: total | per 1000 inh. | PNG: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 229.40 bn kWh | 8.91 m kWh | 3.24 bn kWh | 354,972.94 kWh |
| Energy production: | 243.00 bn kWh | 9.44 m kWh | 3.48 bn kWh | 381,730.24 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 386.53 m t | 15,017.14 t | 7.58 m t | 831.23 t |
Telecommunication
Details for Australia and Papua New Guinea| Australia | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +61 | +675 |
| Internet domain: | .au | .pg |
| AUS total | AUS per 1000 inh. | PNG total | PNG per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 6,200,000 | 241 | 166,000 | 18 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 27,453,000 | 1067 | 4,818,000 | 528 |
| Internet server: | 17,081,000 | 664 | 5,006 | 1 |
| Internet users: | 23,062,373 | 896 | 1,022,168 | 112 |
| Broadband Internet: | 9,099,619 | 354 | 21,000 | 2 |
Healthcare system
Details for Australia and Papua New Guinea| Australia | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 inh.: | 3.84 | 4.02 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 3.59 | 0.05 |
| Diabetes: | 5.6 % | 17.9 % |
| HIV: | 0.04 % | 0.64 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.07 ‰ | 4.41 ‰ |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 86.0 % | 71.0 % |
| Smokers: | 13.6 % | 39.3 % |
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.The data for each country can be found here: Australia and Papua New Guinea
| Australia | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 24.4 °C | 30.3 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 12.6 °C | 23.0 °C |
| Water temperature: | 26.3 °C | 27.9 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 64 % | 81 % |
| Rain days: | 5.9 | 15.2 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 8.0 | 5.6 |
Native languages
| Australia | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Papuan languages: | n/a | 78.1 % |
| English: | 76.8 % | n/a |
| Chinese: | 2.8 % | n/a |
| Italian: | 1.4 % | n/a |
| Arabic: | 1.3 % | n/a |
| Vietnamese: | 1.1 % | n/a |
| Greek: | 1.1 % | n/a |
| other: | 15.5 % | 21.9 % |
Religions
| Australia | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 62.1 % | 96.4 % |
| Nondenominational: | 22.3 % | n/a |
| Buddhism: | 2.5 % | n/a |
| Islam: | 2.2 % | n/a |
| Hinduism: | 1.3 % | n/a |
| Sikhism: | 0.5 % | n/a |
| Jewry: | 0.5 % | n/a |
| Bahaism: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| other: | 8.6 % | 3.3 % |