List of provinces of Papua New Guinea by Human Development Index

This is a list of Provinces of Papua New Guinea by Human Development Index as of 2023.

RankProvinceHDI (2023) High Human Development1 National Capital District0.749Medium Human Development2 Manus0.6323 East New Britain0.6214 New Ireland0.6205 Bougainville0.6146 Morobe0.6147 West New Britain0.6138 Western Highlands0.6069 Chimbu0.59210 Central0.58911 Western0.58312 Milne Bay0.58013 Madang0.578–0.57614 Oro0.56715 Jiwaka0.56616 East Sepik0.571Low Human Development17 Sandaun0.55018 Eastern Highlands0.54419 Gulf0.54120 Enga0.51121 Southern Highlands0.51122 Hela0.480

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