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Papua New Guinea · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 7 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

86th of 149 · 16th in East Asia & Pacific
Air transport, passengers carriedPapua New Guinea's air transport, passengers carried rose from 1.11M in 1994 to 1.55M in 2023.199520002005201020152020500k1M1.5M2M2.5M1.55M

Papua New Guinea's air transport, passengers carried rose from 1.11M in 1994 to 1.55M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

94th of 137 · 20th in East Asia & Pacific
Air transport, freightPapua New Guinea's air transport, freight fell from 17.2 in 1994 to 7.1 in 2023.1995200020052010201520200102030407.1

Papua New Guinea's air transport, freight fell from 17.2 in 1994 to 7.1 in 2023.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

97th of 115 · 15th in East Asia & Pacific
Container port trafficPapua New Guinea's container port traffic rose from 142,146 in 2010 to 200,000 in 2022.2010201220142016201820202022120k140k160k180k200k220k200,000

Papua New Guinea's container port traffic rose from 142,146 in 2010 to 200,000 in 2022.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

92nd of 165 · 14th in East Asia & Pacific
Liner shipping connectivity indexPapua New Guinea's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 9.4 in 2006 to 11.0 in 2021.20102015202078910111211.0

Papua New Guinea's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 9.4 in 2006 to 11.0 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

78th of 138 · 14th in East Asia & Pacific
Logistics performance index, overallPapua New Guinea's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.4 in 2007 to 2.7 in 2022.2010201520202.22.42.62.82.7

Papua New Guinea's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.4 in 2007 to 2.7 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

203rd of 215 · 36th in East Asia & Pacific
Access to electricity (% of population)Papua New Guinea's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 11.0 % in 1996 to 43.3 % in 2024.200020052010201520200%10%20%30%40%50%43.3 %

Papua New Guinea's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 11.0 % in 1996 to 43.3 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

72nd of 183 · 12th in East Asia & Pacific
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryPapua New Guinea's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 17.4 /100k in 2000 to 12.6 /100k in 2019.20002005201020151214161812.6 /100k

Papua New Guinea's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 17.4 /100k in 2000 to 12.6 /100k in 2019.

No data available (3)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Papua New Guinea.

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