Papua New Guinea vs Philippines
Papua New Guinea vs Philippines: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 18.8% in Papua New Guinea and 67.3% in Philippines, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Philippines, by 48.5 percentage points, or 3.58 times that in Papua New Guinea.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Philippines has been higher since 1996.
- In 2024, Papua New Guinea ranked 174 and Philippines ranked 125 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Papua New Guinea | Philippines | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 18.8 | 67.3 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 18.6 | 77.9 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 18.3 | 75.2 | 67 |
| 2021 | 16.6 | 66.9 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 15 | 53.8 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 13.6 | 43 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 12.4 | 44.1 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 11.2 | 41.6 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 9.6 | 39.2 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 7.9 | 36.9 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 6.5 | 34.7 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 5.1 | 32.7 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 3.5 | 30.8 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 29 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 1.3 | 25 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 1.6 | 9 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 1.2 | 6.2 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 1.8 | 6 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 1.5 | 5.2 | – |
| 2003 | 1.4 | 4.9 | – |
| 2002 | 1.3 | 4.3 | – |
| 2001 | 0.9 | 2.5 | – |
| 2000 | 0.8 | 2 | – |
| 1999 | 0.7 | 1.4 | – |
| 1998 | 0.2 | 1.1 | – |
| 1997 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0.1 | – |
| 1995 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 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