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Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea

104 shared metrics.

IndonesiaLeads in 76

vs104 shared

Papua New GuineaLeads in 28

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Country briefing

What matters for both sides

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Indonesia

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Indonesia.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Indonesia is the world's largest island nation, spread across thousands of islands.

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Papua New Guinea

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Identity

Formal name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Papua New Guinea has more than 800 indigenous languages, turning one country into a language map.

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Analysis

Indonesia leads in 76 of 104 shared metrics, while Papua New Guinea leads in 28.

Indonesia's Water Withdrawal is 566.8x that of Papua New Guinea (222.63 B m³ vs 0.39 B m³).

Indonesia's Scientific Publications is 382.4x that of Papua New Guinea (31.9K vs 83.33).

Indonesia's Foreign Patents is 254.3x that of Papua New Guinea (7.4K vs 29).

Indonesia's Water Stress (%) is 224.1x that of Papua New Guinea (11.03% vs 0.05%).

Indonesia's Armed Forces Personnel is 168.0x that of Papua New Guinea (676.0K vs 4.0K).

Key Comparisons

Water WithdrawalIndonesia leads

Indonesia

222.63 B m³

Papua New Guinea

0.39 B m³

Scientific PublicationsIndonesia leads

Indonesia

31.9K

Papua New Guinea

83.33

Foreign PatentsIndonesia leads

Indonesia

7.4K

Papua New Guinea

Water Stress (%)Indonesia leads

Indonesia

11.03%

Papua New Guinea

0.05%

Armed Forces PersonnelIndonesia leads

Indonesia

676.0K

Papua New Guinea

4.0K

Total CO2 EmissionsIndonesia leads

Indonesia

812.2 Mt CO2e

Papua New Guinea

5.5 Mt CO2e

All Metrics

Water Withdrawal

Indonesia

222.63 B m³

Papua New Guinea

0.39 B m³

56680% higher

Scientific Publications

Indonesia

31.9K

Papua New Guinea

83.33

38238% higher

Foreign Patents

Indonesia

7.4K

Papua New Guinea

25428% higher

Water Stress (%)

Indonesia

11.03%

Papua New Guinea

0.05%

22407% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Indonesia

676.0K

Papua New Guinea

4.0K

16800% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Indonesia

812.2 Mt CO2e

Papua New Guinea

5.5 Mt CO2e

14755% higher

Tourist Arrivals

Indonesia

4.05M

Papua New Guinea

39.0K

10292% higher

Electricity Generation

Indonesia

375.11 TWh

Papua New Guinea

4.7 TWh

7830% higher

Air Passengers

Indonesia

97.05M

Papua New Guinea

1.55M

6171% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Indonesia

70.83M kW

Papua New Guinea

1.15M kW

6070% higher

Shipping Traffic

Indonesia

12.38M

Papua New Guinea

204.5K

5954% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Indonesia

11.4K

Papua New Guinea

205

5472% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Indonesia

$1,396,300,098,190.97

Papua New Guinea

$31,800,428,265.52

4291% higher

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Indonesia

485.2 per 1k people

Papua New Guinea

11.27 per 1k people

4206% higher

Population

Indonesia

283.59M

Papua New Guinea

10.27M

2660% higher

Coastline Length

Indonesia

54.7K km

Papua New Guinea

5.2K km

962% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Indonesia

10 sites

Papua New Guinea

1.0 sites

900% higher

Agricultural Land (%)

Indonesia

29.13%

Papua New Guinea

3.1%

839% higher

Doctors (per 1,000)

Indonesia

0.52 per 1k

Papua New Guinea

0.06 per 1k

767% higher

Nurses & Midwives

Indonesia

4.2 per 1k

Papua New Guinea

0.51 per 1k

717% higher

Comparison of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea across 104 metrics
				Winner
Water Withdrawal	222.63 B m³	0.39 B m³	56680% higher	Indonesia
Scientific Publications	31.9K	83.33	38238% higher	Indonesia
Foreign Patents	7.4K	29	25428% higher	Indonesia
Water Stress (%)	11.03%	0.05%	22407% higher	Indonesia
Armed Forces Personnel	676.0K	4.0K	16800% higher	Indonesia
Total CO2 Emissions	812.2 Mt CO2e	5.5 Mt CO2e	14755% higher	Indonesia
Tourist Arrivals	4.05M	39.0K	10292% higher	Indonesia
Electricity Generation	375.11 TWh	4.7 TWh	7830% higher	Indonesia
Air Passengers	97.05M	1.55M	6171% higher	Indonesia
Electric Generating Capacity	70.83M kW	1.15M kW	6070% higher	Indonesia
Shipping Traffic	12.38M	204.5K	5954% higher	Indonesia
Merchant Fleet Size	11.4K	205	5472% higher	Indonesia
GDP (Nominal)	$1,396,300,098,190.97	$31,800,428,265.52	4291% higher	Indonesia
Vehicles per 1,000 People	485.2 per 1k people	11.27 per 1k people	4206% higher	Indonesia
Population	283.59M	10.27M	2660% higher	Indonesia
Coastline Length	54.7K km	5.2K km	962% higher	Indonesia
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	10 sites	1.0 sites	900% higher	Indonesia
Agricultural Land (%)	29.13%	3.1%	839% higher	Indonesia
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.52 per 1k	0.06 per 1k	767% higher	Indonesia
Nurses & Midwives	4.2 per 1k	0.51 per 1k	717% higher	Indonesia
Women in Parliament (%)	21.03%	2.7%	678% higher	Indonesia
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	1.4 per 1k	0.20 per 1k	600% higher	Indonesia
Population Density	148.58 /km²	22.94 /km²	548% higher	Indonesia
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	46.04 per 100k	7.4 per 100k	524% higher	Indonesia
Electricity Access (%)	99.4%	20.5%	385% higher	Indonesia
Land Area	1.89M km²	452.9K km²	318% higher	Indonesia
Urban Population (%)	58.75%	15.41%	281% higher	Indonesia
Sanitation Access (%)	88.2%	23.57%	274% higher	Indonesia
Inflation Rate	2.2%	0.60%	264% higher	Indonesia
CO2 Per Capita	2.9 t/person/yr	0.79 t/person/yr	263% higher	Indonesia
Land Border Length	3.0K km	824 km	259% higher	Indonesia
Youth Unemployment Rate	12.98% of youth labor force	3.8% of youth labor force	243% higher	Indonesia
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$16,448.28	$4,874.69	237% higher	Indonesia
Seafood Consumption per Person	44.71 kg/person/yr	13.41 kg/person/yr	233% higher	Indonesia
Protected Land (%)	12%	3.7%	224% higher	Indonesia
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	123 per 100 people	39 per 100 people	215% higher	Indonesia
Internet Users (%)	72.78%	24%	203% higher	Indonesia
Border Neighbors	3.0	1.0	200% higher	Indonesia
Forest Area	903.2K km²	357.6K km²	153% higher	Indonesia
Military Spending	0.78% of GDP	0.31% of GDP	153% higher	Indonesia
Time Zones Count	7.0 time zones	3.0 time zones	133% higher	Indonesia
Elderly Population (%)	7.3%	3.5%	110% higher	Indonesia
Broadband Access (%)	5.0 per 100 people	202 per 100 people	98% lower	Papua New Guinea
Spirits Consumption	0.01 L/person/yr	0.27 L/person/yr	96% lower	Papua New Guinea
Alcohol Consumption	0.07 L/adult/yr	1.1 L/adult/yr	93% lower	Papua New Guinea
Beer Consumption	0.04 L/person/yr	0.45 L/person/yr	91% lower	Papua New Guinea
Capital Elevation	8.0 m	74 m	89% lower	Papua New Guinea
Official Languages Count	1.0	4.0	75% lower	Papua New Guinea
Firms Hit by Power Outages	12.7% of firms	47.23% of firms	73% lower	Papua New Guinea
Solar Electricity Share	0.36%	0.21%	71% higher	Indonesia
GNI Per Capita	$4,910	$2,900	69% higher	Indonesia
Renewable Energy (%)	20.2%	54.6%	63% lower	Papua New Guinea
Education Spending (% GDP)	1.3% of GDP	0.78% of GDP	63% higher	Indonesia
Health Spending Per Capita	$127.44	$81.11	57% higher	Indonesia
Teen Birth Rate	26.42 per 1k	54.07 per 1k	51% lower	Papua New Guinea
Women's Political Empowerment	0.73	0.48	51% higher	Indonesia
Child Mortality	20.6 per 1k births	40.3 per 1k births	49% lower	Papua New Guinea
Fertility Rate	1.9 children/woman	3.7 children/woman	48% lower	Papua New Guinea
Birth Rate	14.55 per 1k	27.57 per 1k	47% lower	Papua New Guinea
Infant Mortality	17 per 1k births	32 per 1k births	47% lower	Papua New Guinea
Firms with Female Top Manager	31.8% of firms	21.95% of firms	45% higher	Indonesia
Obesity Rate	11.5%	20.12%	43% lower	Papua New Guinea
Hypertension Prevalence	39% of adults	27.3% of adults	43% higher	Indonesia
Insufficient Physical Activity	18.72% of adults	13.19% of adults	42% higher	Indonesia
Forest Coverage (%)	47.72%	78.95%	40% lower	Papua New Guinea
Women in Senior Management	24.82% of managers	17.74% of managers	40% higher	Indonesia
Median Age	29.8 years	22.3 years	34% higher	Indonesia
Suicide Rate	1.2 per 100k	1.8 per 100k	34% lower	Papua New Guinea
GDP Growth Rate	5.0%	3.8%	32% higher	Indonesia
Electricity Carbon Intensity	680.25 gCO2/kWh	513.74 gCO2/kWh	32% higher	Indonesia
Firms Making Informal Payments	29.5% of firms	43.37% of firms	32% lower	Papua New Guinea
Corruption Perceptions Index	34 pts	26 pts	31% higher	Indonesia
Death Rate	6.8 per 1k	5.4 per 1k	27% higher	Indonesia
Youth Population (%)	24.6%	33.48%	27% lower	Papua New Guinea
Human Development Index	0.73	0.58	26% higher	Indonesia
Road Traffic Death Rate	11.3 per 100k	14.9 per 100k	24% lower	Papua New Guinea
Liberal Democracy Index	0.30	0.38	23% lower	Papua New Guinea
Tobacco Use Prevalence	31% of adults	39.3% of adults	21% lower	Papua New Guinea
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	12 days/yr	10 days/yr	20% higher	Indonesia
Dependency Ratio	46.81% of working-age pop.	58.59% of working-age pop.	20% lower	Papua New Guinea
Unemployment Rate	3.3%	2.7%	20% higher	Indonesia
Freedom of Expression Index	0.69	0.84	18% lower	Papua New Guinea
Political Corruption Index	0.80	0.68	16% higher	Indonesia
High-Tech Exports (%)	8.7%	10.25%	15% lower	Papua New Guinea
Government Debt (% GDP)	45.34% of GDP	52.4% of GDP	13% lower	Papua New Guinea
Food Waste per Person	143.5 kg/person/yr	129.86 kg/person/yr	11% higher	Indonesia
Adult Literacy Rate	96%	87.14%	10% higher	Indonesia
Airports	623	570	9% higher	Indonesia
Life Expectancy	71.1 years	66.1 years	8% higher	Indonesia
Highest Elevation	4.9K m	4.5K m	8% higher	Indonesia
Firms Asked for Bribes	20.34% of firms	19.38% of firms	5% higher	Indonesia
Smoking Rate	38.2%	39.6%	4% lower	Papua New Guinea
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	17.88 µg/m³	17.31 µg/m³	3% higher	Indonesia
Health Spending (% GDP)	2.7% of GDP	2.6% of GDP	3% higher	Indonesia
Electoral Democracy Index	0.46	0.47	1% lower	Papua New Guinea
Coal Electricity Share	61.48%	0%	ranked higher	Indonesia
Wind Electricity Share	0.13%	0%	ranked higher	Indonesia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.00 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Indonesia
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Indonesia
Irrigated Land	67.2K km²	0 km²	ranked higher	Indonesia
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-0.1% of GDP	14.7% of GDP	ranked lower	Papua New Guinea
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	1.7% of GDP	-0.62% of GDP	ranked higher	Indonesia
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.03 per 100k people	0 per 100k people	ranked higher	Indonesia
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.74 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Indonesia

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Analysis

Indonesia leads in 76 of 104 shared metrics, while Papua New Guinea leads in 28.

Indonesia's Water Withdrawal is 566.8x that of Papua New Guinea (222.63 B m³ vs 0.39 B m³).

Indonesia's Scientific Publications is 382.4x that of Papua New Guinea (31.9K vs 83.33).

Indonesia's Foreign Patents is 254.3x that of Papua New Guinea (7.4K vs 29).

Indonesia's Water Stress (%) is 224.1x that of Papua New Guinea (11.03% vs 0.05%).

Indonesia's Armed Forces Personnel is 168.0x that of Papua New Guinea (676.0K vs 4.0K).

Key Comparisons

Water WithdrawalIndonesia leads

Indonesia

222.63 B m³

Papua New Guinea

0.39 B m³

Scientific PublicationsIndonesia leads

Indonesia

31.9K

Papua New Guinea

83.33

Foreign PatentsIndonesia leads

Indonesia

7.4K

Papua New Guinea

Water Stress (%)Indonesia leads

Indonesia

11.03%

Papua New Guinea

0.05%

Armed Forces PersonnelIndonesia leads

Indonesia

676.0K

Papua New Guinea

4.0K

Total CO2 EmissionsIndonesia leads

Indonesia

812.2 Mt CO2e

Papua New Guinea

5.5 Mt CO2e

Water Withdrawal

222.63 B m³

0.39 B m³

Scientific Publications

31.9K

83.33

Foreign Patents

7.4K

Water Stress (%)

11.03%

0.05%

Armed Forces Personnel

676.0K

4.0K

Total CO2 Emissions

812.2 Mt CO2e

5.5 Mt CO2e

Tourist Arrivals

4.05M

39.0K

Electricity Generation

375.11 TWh

4.7 TWh

Air Passengers

97.05M

1.55M

Electric Generating Capacity

70.83M kW

1.15M kW

Shipping Traffic

12.38M

204.5K

Merchant Fleet Size

11.4K

205

GDP (Nominal)

$1,396,300,098,190.97

$31,800,428,265.52

Vehicles per 1,000 People

485.2 per 1k people

11.27 per 1k people

Population

283.59M

10.27M

Coastline Length

54.7K km

5.2K km

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

10 sites

1.0 sites

Agricultural Land (%)

29.13%

3.1%

Doctors (per 1,000)

0.52 per 1k

0.06 per 1k

Nurses & Midwives

4.2 per 1k

0.51 per 1k

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Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Water Withdrawal

Scientific Publications

Foreign Patents

Water Stress (%)

Armed Forces Personnel

Total CO2 Emissions

Tourist Arrivals

Electricity Generation

Air Passengers

Electric Generating Capacity

Shipping Traffic

Merchant Fleet Size

GDP (Nominal)

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Population

Coastline Length

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Agricultural Land (%)

Doctors (per 1,000)

Nurses & Midwives

Women in Parliament (%)

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Population Density

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Electricity Access (%)

Land Area

Urban Population (%)

Sanitation Access (%)

Inflation Rate

CO2 Per Capita

Land Border Length

Youth Unemployment Rate

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Seafood Consumption per Person

Protected Land (%)

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Internet Users (%)

Border Neighbors

Forest Area

Military Spending

Time Zones Count

Elderly Population (%)

Broadband Access (%)

Spirits Consumption

Alcohol Consumption

Beer Consumption

Capital Elevation

Official Languages Count

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Solar Electricity Share

GNI Per Capita

Renewable Energy (%)

Education Spending (% GDP)

Health Spending Per Capita

Teen Birth Rate

Women's Political Empowerment

Child Mortality

Fertility Rate

Birth Rate

Infant Mortality

Firms with Female Top Manager

Obesity Rate

Hypertension Prevalence

Insufficient Physical Activity

Forest Coverage (%)

Women in Senior Management

Median Age

Suicide Rate

GDP Growth Rate

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Firms Making Informal Payments

Corruption Perceptions Index