Papua New Guinea vs Philippines
Papua New Guinea vs Philippines: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 43.3% in Papua New Guinea and 94.8% in Philippines, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Philippines, by 51.5 percentage points, or 2.19 times that in Papua New Guinea.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Philippines has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1996.
- In 2024, Papua New Guinea ranked 201 and Philippines ranked 153 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Papua New Guinea | Philippines | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43.3 | 94.8 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 20.5 | 98 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 19 | 94.8 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 20.9 | 97.5 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 20.5 | 96.4 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 23.6 | 95.3 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 16.6 | 94.2 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 19.2 | 93 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 13.5 | 92 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 18.4 | 89.1 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 18.1 | 89.8 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 17.8 | 87.5 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 17.5 | 87.1 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 17.3 | 87.2 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 19.5 | 85.5 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 17.2 | 84.3 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 15.3 | 83.3 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 14.9 | 82 | 82 |
| 2006 | 12.4 | 80.2 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 14.1 | 79.8 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 13.8 | 87.6 | 80 |
| 2003 | 13.4 | 76.6 | 80 |
| 2002 | 13.1 | 76.7 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 12.7 | 75.7 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 12.4 | 74.7 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 6.4 | 71.9 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 4.3 | 71.3 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 2.2 | 71.4 | – |
| 1996 | 11 | 70.2 | – |
| 1995 | – | 69.1 | – |
| 1994 | – | 68 | – |
| 1993 | – | 65.4 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Papua New Guinea vs Philippines
Health
- Life expectancyPapua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023Philippines: 69.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPapua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Philippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPapua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Philippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPapua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017Philippines: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide ratePapua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Philippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPapua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023Philippines: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthPapua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023Philippines: 0.84% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePapua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023Philippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPapua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025Philippines: 55.8% in 2025
- Median agePapua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023Philippines: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPapua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023Philippines: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration ratePapua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Philippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personPapua New Guinea: $2,665 in 2025Philippines: $4,066 in 2025
- GDP growthPapua New Guinea: 3.9% a year in 2024Philippines: 4.4% a year in 2025
- InflationPapua New Guinea: 4.4% a year in 2025Philippines: 1.7% a year in 2025
- Government debtPapua New Guinea: 51.6% of GDP in 2025Philippines: 59.1% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPapua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP in 2025Philippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPapua New Guinea: $110M in 2025Philippines: $6.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personPapua New Guinea: $10 in 2025Philippines: $55 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPapua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025Philippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPapua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020Philippines: 157,000 people in 2020
- National powerPapua New Guinea: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Philippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPapua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Philippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPapua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023Philippines: 846 million TIV in 2025