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Country description

Papua New Guinea is a lower middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 2.99 Thousand USD (2023) and HDI value of 0.57 (2022)

Index description

The Global Food Security Index evaluates how effectively a country can meet its population’s calorific and nutritional needs, while also examining the impact of external factors such as agricultural infrastructure, political stability, and climate risks, among others. Developed by Economist Impact and supported by Corteva Agriscience, it evaluates food security in 113 countries across four key pillars: Affordability, Availability, Quality and Safety, Natural Resources and Resilience.

Results for Papua New Guinea


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Top 3 in Region
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Income Group
Region
KPI Information icon 2022 - Papua New Guinea
Weight Information icon Best Worst Aspirational value Information icon Current Value
plus interface iconAffordability
Change in average food costsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1773.50 -4.30
Worst: Venezuela 1773.50
Best: China -4.30
99.76%
N/AValue: N/A
Proportion of population under global poverty lineInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
91.50 0.00
Worst: Madagascar 91.50
Best: Azerbaijan 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Inequality-adjusted income indexInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.86 0.21
Worst: Haiti 0.21
Best: Norway 0.86
N/AValue: N/A
Agricultural import tariffsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
65.10 0.10
Worst: Egypt 65.10
Best: Singapore 0.10
100.15%
N/AValue: N/A
Trade freedomInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
95.00 47.00
Worst: Sri Lanka 47.00
Best: Singapore 95.00
N/AValue: N/A
Presence of food safety net programsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Nigeria 0.00
Best: Algeria 1.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Funding for food safety net programsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Angola 0.00
Best: Algeria 1.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Coverage of food safety net programsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Bangladesh 0.00
Best: Algeria 1.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Operation of food safety net programInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Algeria 0.00
Best: Argentina 1.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
plus interface iconAvailability
Access to finance and financial products for farmersInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
2.00 0.00
Worst: Burundi 0.00
Best: Angola 2.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Access to diversified financial productsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
2.00 0.00
Worst: Angola 0.00
Best: Australia 2.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Agriculture producer pricesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
29.31 -14.42
Worst: Kuwait 29.31
Best: Saudi Arabia -14.42
67.02%
N/AValue: N/A
Access to extension servicesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
2.00 0.00
Worst: Malawi 0.00
Best: Angola 2.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Community organisationsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
2.00 0.00
Worst: Azerbaijan 0.00
Best: Angola 2.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Empowering women farmersInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
2.00 0.00
Worst: Algeria 0.00
Best: Argentina 2.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Public expenditure on agricultural research and developmentInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
14.21 0.03
Worst: Tajikistan 0.03
Best: Qatar 14.21
N/AValue: N/A
Access to agricultural technology, education and resourcesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.22 -0.18
Worst: Paraguay -0.18
Best: Sweden 0.22
45%
N/AValue: N/A
Commitment to innovative technologiesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
3.00 0.00
Worst: Angola 0.00
Best: Argentina 3.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Crop storage facilitiesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Bahrain 0.00
Best: Algeria 1.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Access to market data and mobile bankingInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
185.78 38.71
Worst: Ethiopia 38.71
Best: United Arab Emirates 185.78
N/AValue: N/A
Irrigation infrastructureInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
99.66 0.00
Worst: Egypt 99.66
Best: Singapore 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Volatility of agricultural productionInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.35 0.01
Worst: Syrian Arab Republic 0.35
Best: China 0.01
102.94%
N/AValue: N/A
Food lossInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
20.32 1.01
Worst: Ghana 20.32
Best: Ireland 1.01
105.23%
N/AValue: N/A
Planning and logisticsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
4.20 2.05
Worst: Angola 2.05
Best: Germany 4.20
N/AValue: N/A
Road infrastructureInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
4.00 0.00
Worst: Burundi 0.00
Best: Austria 4.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Air, port and rail infrastructureInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
4.00 0.00
Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 0.00
Best: France 4.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Food supply adequacyInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
158.00 88.00
Worst: Madagascar 88.00
Best: Ireland 158.00
N/AValue: N/A
Dependency on chronic food aidInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Angola 0.00
Best: Algeria 1.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Armed conflictInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
4.00 0.00
Worst: Belarus 4.00
Best: Argentina 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Political stability riskInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
95.00 5.00
Worst: Yemen 95.00
Best: New Zealand 5.00
105.56%
N/AValue: N/A
CorruptionInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
4.00 0.00
Worst: Angola 4.00
Best: Australia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Gender inequalityInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.80 0.03
Worst: Yemen 0.80
Best: Switzerland 0.03
103.9%
N/AValue: N/A
Food security strategyInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Angola 0.00
Best: Algeria 1.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Food security agencyInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Algeria 0.00
Best: Angola 1.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
plus interface iconQuality and safety
Dietary diversityInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
Worst:
Best:
N/AValue: N/A
Share of non-starchy foodsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
76.00 21.00
Worst: Madagascar 21.00
Best: Australia 76.00
N/AValue: N/A
National dietary guidelinesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
2.00 0.00
Worst: Algeria 0.00
Best: Argentina 2.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Share of sugar consumptionInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
20.10 1.60
Worst: Colombia 20.10
Best: Congo, Democratic Rep. 1.60
108.65%
N/AValue: N/A
National nutrition plan or strategyInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Algeria 0.00
Best: Angola 1.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Nutrition labelingInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Algeria 0.00
Best: Argentina 1.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Nutrition monitoring and surveillanceInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Algeria 0.00
Best: Argentina 1.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Dietary availability of vitamin AInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
2.00 0.00
Worst: Niger 0.00
Best: Algeria 2.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Dietary availability of ironInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
45.40 4.80
Worst: Dominican Republic 4.80
Best: Ethiopia 45.40
N/AValue: N/A
Dietary availability of zincInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
16.82 2.95
Worst: Thailand 2.95
Best: Azerbaijan 16.82
N/AValue: N/A
Protein qualityInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
125.00 23.60
Worst: Mozambique 23.60
Best: Israel 125.00
N/AValue: N/A
Food safety mechanismsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Poland 0.00
Best: Australia 100.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Relevant food safety legislationInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
2.00 0.00
Worst: Angola 0.00
Best: Algeria 2.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Access to drinking waterInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 46.00
Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 46.00
Best: Australia 100.00
N/AValue: N/A
Ability to store food safelyInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 11.10
Worst: Chad 11.10
Best: Argentina 100.00
N/AValue: N/A
plus interface iconNatural resources & resilience
Temperature riseInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
170.90 30.00
Worst: Ecuador 170.90
Best: Uruguay 30.00
121.29%
N/AValue: N/A
DroughtInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
4.00 0.00
Worst: Ukraine 4.00
Best: Norway 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
FloodingInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
16.14 -12.28
Worst: Niger 16.14
Best: Morocco -12.28
56.79%
N/AValue: N/A
Sea level riseInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.55 0.00
Worst: Netherlands 0.55
Best: Jordan 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Agricultural water risk – quantityInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
4.00 0.00
Worst: Algeria 4.00
Best: Norway 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Agricultural water risk – qualityInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
5.00 1.00
Worst: Angola 5.00
Best: Australia 1.00
125%
N/AValue: N/A
Land degradationInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
97.00 1.00
Worst: Algeria 1.00
Best: Tajikistan 97.00
N/AValue: N/A
GrasslandInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
12150.90 0.00
Worst: Indonesia 12150.90
Best: Bahrain 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Forest changeInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
4.05 -14.28
Worst: Cambodia -14.28
Best: Viet Nam 4.05
77.91%
N/AValue: N/A
EutrophicationInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
2.00 0.00
Worst: Austria 0.00
Best: Bolivia 2.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Soil organic contentInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
236.07 10.78
Worst: Sudan 10.78
Best: Singapore 236.07
N/AValue: N/A
Marine biodiversityInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
61.60 0.00
Worst: El Salvador 0.00
Best: Yemen 61.60
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Food import dependencyInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
Worst:
Best:
N/AValue: N/A
Dependence on natural capitalInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
Worst:
Best:
N/AValue: N/A
Climate finance flowsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.43 0.00
Worst: Bahrain 0.00
Best: Serbia 100.43
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Environmental- economic accounting implementationInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
2.00 0.00
Worst: Algeria 0.00
Best: Australia 2.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Early-warning measures / climate-smart AgricultureInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
2.00 0.00
Worst: Algeria 0.00
Best: Austria 2.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Commitment to managing exposureInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
10.00 0.00
Worst: Australia 0.00
Best: Austria 10.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
National agricultural adaptation policyInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
2.00 0.00
Worst: Azerbaijan 0.00
Best: Algeria 2.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Disaster risk managementInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
Worst:
Best:
N/AValue: N/A
Projected population growthInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
Worst:
Best:
N/AValue: N/A
Sustainable agricultureInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
2.00 0.00
Worst: Azerbaijan 0.00
Best: Australia 2.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Pest infestation and disease mitigationInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Chad 0.00
Best: Algeria 1.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Urban absorption capacityInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
Worst:
Best:
N/AValue: N/A
Risk management coordinationInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Argentina 0.00
Best: Algeria 100.00
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Index Global Highlights
Global Details
Global Average
62.16 Value: 62.1575221238938
Developed Economies Average
77.06 77.0592592592593
Developing Economies Average
58.87 58.8661764705882
Highest Ranked Country Country Finland
Score
83.7 83.7
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Syrian Arab Republic
Score
36.3 36.3
Global Rank 113
Highest Ranked Developed Country Country Finland
Score
83.7 83.7
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country Country Romania
Score
68.8 68.8
Global Rank 45
Highest Ranked Developing Country Country Costa Rica
Score
77.4 77.4
Global Rank 18
Lowest Ranked Developing Country Country Yemen
Score
40.1 40.1
Global Rank 111
Arab Region Details Information icon
Arab Average
60.56 60.5571428571428
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine
61.1 61.1
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen
39.73 39.7333333333333
Highest Ranked Country Country United Arab Emirates
Score
75.2 75.2
Global Rank 23
Lowest Ranked Country Country Syrian Arab Republic
Score
36.3 36.3
Global Rank 113
Highest Arab Diversified Country Country Jordan
Score
66.2 66.2
Global Rank 47
Lowest Arab Diversified Country Country Egypt
Score
56 56
Global Rank 77
Highest Arab LDC Country Sudan
Score
42.8 42.8
Global Rank 105
Lowest Arab LDC Country Syrian Arab Republic
Score
36.3 36.3
Global Rank 113
Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR
75.52 75.5162162162162
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia
64.42 64.42
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine
55.47 55.4709677419355
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic
44.98 44.98
Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen
64.59 64.5916666666667
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia
60.36 60.36
Oil Exporting Best Country Ireland
Score
81.7 81.7
Global Rank 2
Oil Exporting Worst Country Syrian Arab Republic
Score
36.3 36.3
Global Rank 113
Oil Importing Best Country Finland
Score
83.7 83.7
Global Rank 1
Oil Importing Worst Country Haiti
Score
38.5 38.5
Global Rank 112
OECD Information icon
OECD Average
75.89 75.8870967741936
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic
77.14 77.137037037037
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey
67.78 67.78
OECD Best Country Finland
Score
83.7 83.7
Global Rank 1
OECD Worst Country Colombia
Score
60.1 60.1
Global Rank 65
OECD Developed Best Country Finland
Score
83.7 83.7
Global Rank 1
OECD Developed Worst Country Mexico
Score
69.1 69.1
Global Rank 44
OECD Developing Best Country Chile
Score
74.2 74.2
Global Rank 25
OECD Developing Worst Country Colombia
Score
60.1 60.1
Global Rank 65
ESCWA region Information icon
Simple Average
60.56
Highest Ranked Country Country United Arab Emirates
Score 75.2
Rank 23
Lowest Ranked Country Country Syrian Arab Republic
Score 36.3
Rank 113
East Asia and Pacific Information icon
Simple Average
66.45
Highest Ranked Country Country Japan
Score 79.5
Rank 6
Lowest Ranked Country Country Lao PDR
Score 53.1
Rank 81
Europe and Central Asia Information icon
Simple Average
72.81
Highest Ranked Country Country Finland
Score 83.7
Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Tajikistan
Score 56.7
Rank 75
Latin America and The Caribbean Information icon
Simple Average
63.35
Highest Ranked Country Country Costa Rica
Score 77.4
Rank 18
Lowest Ranked Country Country Haiti
Score 38.5
Rank 112
North America Information icon
Simple Average
78.55
Highest Ranked Country Country Canada
Score 79.1
Rank 8
Lowest Ranked Country Country United States
Score 78
Rank 13
South Asia Information icon
Simple Average
55.44
Highest Ranked Country Country India
Score 58.9
Rank 69
Lowest Ranked Country Country Pakistan
Score 52.2
Rank 84
Sub-Saharan Africa Information icon
Simple Average
47.19
Highest Ranked Country Country South Africa
Score 61.7
Rank 59
Lowest Ranked Country Country Sierra Leone
Score 40.5
Rank 110
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