Papua New Guinea vs South Korea
Papua New Guinea vs South Korea: Population
Population in 2023: 10.4 million people in Papua New Guinea and 51.8 million people in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Korea, by 41.4 million people, or 4.98 times that in Papua New Guinea.
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What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Papua New Guinea at 18.6 million people and South Korea at 21.9 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Papua New Guinea | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.4 million | 51.8 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 10.2 million | 51.8 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 10 million | 51.9 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 9.82 million | 51.9 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 9.61 million | 51.8 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 9.4 million | 51.6 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 9.18 million | 51.5 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 8.96 million | 51.3 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 8.74 million | 51 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 8.52 million | 50.5 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 8.3 million | 50.1 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 8.08 million | 49.6 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 7.86 million | 49.1 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 7.63 million | 48.8 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 7.41 million | 48.6 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 7.18 million | 48.4 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 6.96 million | 48.2 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 6.75 million | 48 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 6.54 million | 47.9 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 6.33 million | 47.7 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 6.12 million | 47.5 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 5.92 million | 47.3 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 5.73 million | 47 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 5.54 million | 46.8 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 5.35 million | 46.5 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 5.17 million | 46.2 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 4.99 million | 45.9 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 4.81 million | 45.6 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 4.64 million | 45.4 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 4.48 million | 45.1 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 4.32 million | 44.9 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 4.17 million | 44.7 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 4.02 million | 44.4 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 3.9 million | 44.1 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 3.8 million | 43.5 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 3.71 million | 42.9 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 3.63 million | 42.3 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 3.56 million | 41.7 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 3.48 million | 41.2 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 3.41 million | 40.6 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 3.33 million | 40 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 3.26 million | 39.4 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 3.2 million | 38.7 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 3.13 million | 38.1 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 3.07 million | 37.7 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 3 million | 37.3 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 2.94 million | 36.8 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 2.88 million | 36.4 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 2.82 million | 35.9 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 2.75 million | 35.3 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 2.69 million | 34.6 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 2.63 million | 33.9 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 2.57 million | 33.2 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 2.51 million | 32.5 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 2.45 million | 31.9 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 2.39 million | 31.2 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 2.34 million | 30.5 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 2.29 million | 29.9 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 2.24 million | 29.3 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 2.19 million | 28.7 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 2.14 million | 28.2 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 2.09 million | 27.5 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 2.05 million | 26.9 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 2 million | 26.1 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 1.94 million | 25.3 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 1.89 million | 24.5 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 1.84 million | 23.7 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 1.79 million | 22.9 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 1.74 million | 22.1 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 1.69 million | 21.4 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 1.65 million | 20.8 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 1.61 million | 20.2 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 1.58 million | 19.9 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 1.54 million | 19.8 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 1.49 million | 19.6 million | – |
| 1948 | 1.42 million | 19.1 million | – |
| 1947 | 1.35 million | 18.6 million | – |
| 1946 | 1.29 million | 18 million | – |
| 1945 | 1.22 million | 17.5 million | – |
| 1944 | 1.16 million | 17 million | – |
| 1943 | 1.11 million | 16.6 million | – |
| 1942 | 1.05 million | 16.1 million | – |
| 1941 | 1 million | 15.7 million | – |
| 1940 | 953,500 | 15.3 million | – |
| 1939 | 907,100 | 15.1 million | – |
| 1938 | 862,800 | 14.8 million | – |
| 1937 | 820,800 | 14.7 million | – |
| 1936 | 780,800 | 14.5 million | – |
| 1935 | 742,700 | 14.3 million | – |
| 1934 | 706,500 | 14.1 million | – |
| 1933 | 672,100 | 14 million | – |
| 1932 | 639,400 | 13.8 million | – |
| 1931 | 613,000 | 13.6 million | – |
| 1930 | 592,600 | 13.5 million | – |
| 1929 | 578,000 | 13.3 million | – |
| 1928 | 568,700 | 13.1 million | – |
| 1927 | 564,500 | 12.9 million | – |
| 1926 | 560,400 | 12.6 million | – |
| 1925 | 556,200 | 12.4 million | – |
| 1924 | 552,100 | 12.2 million | – |
| 1923 | 548,100 | 12 million | – |
| 1922 | 544,100 | 11.8 million | – |
| 1921 | 546,100 | 11.7 million | – |
| 1920 | 554,500 | 11.5 million | – |
| 1919 | 569,600 | 11.3 million | – |
| 1918 | 591,500 | 11.1 million | – |
| 1917 | 620,600 | 10.9 million | – |
| 1916 | 650,200 | 10.8 million | – |
| 1915 | 681,200 | 10.6 million | – |
| 1914 | 713,700 | 10.5 million | – |
| 1913 | 747,700 | 10.3 million | – |
| 1912 | 783,300 | 10.1 million | – |
| 1911 | 812,200 | 10 million | – |
| 1910 | 833,900 | 9.91 million | – |
| 1909 | 848,100 | 9.84 million | – |
| 1908 | 854,600 | 9.8 million | – |
| 1907 | 853,000 | 9.78 million | – |
| 1906 | 851,400 | 9.77 million | – |
| 1905 | 849,800 | 9.75 million | – |
| 1904 | 848,200 | 9.74 million | – |
| 1903 | 846,600 | 9.72 million | – |
| 1902 | 845,000 | 9.71 million | – |
| 1901 | 843,400 | 9.7 million | – |
| 1900 | 841,800 | 9.69 million | – |
| 1899 | 840,200 | 9.68 million | – |
| 1898 | 838,600 | 9.68 million | – |
| 1897 | 837,100 | 9.68 million | – |
| 1896 | 835,500 | 9.68 million | – |
| 1895 | 833,900 | 9.68 million | – |
| 1894 | 832,300 | 9.68 million | – |
| 1893 | 830,700 | 9.68 million | – |
| 1892 | 829,100 | 9.68 million | – |
| 1891 | 827,500 | 9.68 million | – |
| 1890 | 825,900 | 9.68 million | – |
| 1889 | 824,400 | 9.68 million | – |
| 1888 | 822,800 | 9.67 million | – |
| 1887 | 821,200 | 9.67 million | – |
| 1886 | 819,600 | 9.67 million | – |
| 1885 | 818,000 | 9.67 million | – |
| 1884 | 816,500 | 9.67 million | – |
| 1883 | 814,900 | 9.67 million | – |
| 1882 | 813,300 | 9.67 million | – |
| 1881 | 811,700 | 9.67 million | – |
| 1880 | 810,200 | 9.67 million | – |
| 1879 | 808,600 | 9.67 million | – |
| 1878 | 807,000 | 9.67 million | – |
| 1877 | 805,500 | 9.67 million | – |
| 1876 | 803,900 | 9.67 million | – |
| 1875 | 802,300 | 9.67 million | – |
| 1874 | 800,800 | 9.67 million | – |
| 1873 | 799,200 | 9.67 million | – |
| 1872 | 797,600 | 9.67 million | – |
| 1871 | 796,100 | 9.67 million | – |
| 1870 | 794,500 | 9.66 million | – |
| 1869 | 792,900 | 9.66 million | – |
| 1868 | 791,400 | 9.66 million | – |
| 1867 | 789,800 | 9.65 million | – |
| 1866 | 788,300 | 9.64 million | – |
| 1865 | 786,700 | 9.64 million | – |
| 1864 | 785,200 | 9.63 million | – |
| 1863 | 783,600 | 9.62 million | – |
| 1862 | 782,100 | 9.62 million | – |
| 1861 | 780,500 | 9.61 million | – |
| 1860 | 779,000 | 9.61 million | – |
| 1859 | 777,400 | 9.6 million | – |
| 1858 | 775,900 | 9.59 million | – |
| 1857 | 774,300 | 9.59 million | – |
| 1856 | 772,800 | 9.58 million | – |
| 1855 | 771,200 | 9.58 million | – |
| 1854 | 769,700 | 9.57 million | – |
| 1853 | 768,100 | 9.56 million | – |
| 1852 | 766,600 | 9.56 million | – |
| 1851 | 765,000 | 9.55 million | – |
| 1850 | 763,500 | 9.55 million | – |
| 1849 | 763,200 | 9.54 million | – |
| 1848 | 762,900 | 9.54 million | – |
| 1847 | 762,600 | 9.53 million | – |
| 1846 | 762,300 | 9.53 million | – |
| 1845 | 762,100 | 9.52 million | – |
| 1844 | 761,800 | 9.52 million | – |
| 1843 | 761,500 | 9.51 million | – |
| 1842 | 761,200 | 9.51 million | – |
| 1841 | 760,900 | 9.5 million | – |
| 1840 | 760,600 | 9.5 million | – |
| 1839 | 760,300 | 9.49 million | – |
| 1838 | 760,000 | 9.49 million | – |
| 1837 | 759,800 | 9.48 million | – |
| 1836 | 759,500 | 9.48 million | – |
| 1835 | 759,200 | 9.47 million | – |
| 1834 | 758,900 | 9.47 million | – |
| 1833 | 758,600 | 9.46 million | – |
| 1832 | 758,300 | 9.46 million | – |
| 1831 | 758,000 | 9.45 million | – |
| 1830 | 757,800 | 9.45 million | – |
| 1829 | 757,500 | 9.44 million | – |
| 1828 | 757,200 | 9.44 million | – |
| 1827 | 756,900 | 9.43 million | – |
| 1826 | 756,600 | 9.43 million | – |
| 1825 | 756,300 | 9.42 million | – |
| 1824 | 756,000 | 9.42 million | – |
| 1823 | 755,800 | 9.41 million | – |
| 1822 | 755,500 | 9.41 million | – |
| 1821 | 755,200 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1820 | 755,100 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1819 | 755,000 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1818 | 754,900 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1817 | 754,900 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1816 | 754,900 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1815 | 754,900 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1814 | 754,900 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1813 | 754,900 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1812 | 754,900 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1811 | 754,900 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1810 | 754,900 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1809 | 754,900 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1808 | 754,900 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1807 | 754,900 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1806 | 754,900 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1805 | 754,900 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1804 | 754,900 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1803 | 754,900 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1802 | 754,900 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1801 | 754,900 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1800 | 754,900 | 9.4 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Papua New Guinea | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.6 million10.5 million–10.6 million | 51.7 million51.6 million–51.8 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 10.8 million10.6 million–10.9 million | 51.7 million51.4 million–51.9 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 11 million10.8 million–11.2 million | 51.6 million51.1 million–52.1 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 11.1 million10.8 million–11.5 million | 51.5 million50.8 million–52.3 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 11.3 million10.9 million–11.8 million | 51.4 million50.4 million–52.5 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 11.5 million11 million–12.1 million | 51.3 million50 million–52.7 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 11.7 million11.1 million–12.4 million | 51.2 million49.6 million–52.9 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 11.9 million11.1 million–12.7 million | 51.1 million49.1 million–53.1 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 12 million11.2 million–13 million | 50.9 million48.6 million–53.3 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 12.2 million11.3 million–13.3 million | 50.7 million48.1 million–53.4 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 12.4 million11.3 million–13.6 million | 50.5 million47.6 million–53.6 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 12.5 million11.4 million–13.9 million | 50.3 million47.1 million–53.8 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 12.7 million11.5 million–14.2 million | 50.1 million46.6 million–54 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 12.9 million11.5 million–14.6 million | 49.8 million46 million–54.2 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 13.1 million11.5 million–14.9 million | 49.5 million45.4 million–54.2 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 13.2 million11.6 million–15.3 million | 49.3 million44.7 million–54.4 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 13.4 million11.6 million–15.6 million | 49 million44.2 million–54.6 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 13.5 million11.6 million–16 million | 48.6 million43.6 million–54.7 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 13.7 million11.7 million–16.3 million | 48.3 million42.9 million–54.8 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 13.9 million11.7 million–16.7 million | 48 million42.2 million–54.9 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 14 million11.7 million–17.1 million | 47.6 million41.5 million–55 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 14.2 million11.7 million–17.4 million | 47.2 million40.8 million–55.1 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 14.3 million11.7 million–17.8 million | 46.9 million40.2 million–55.2 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 14.5 million11.7 million–18.2 million | 46.5 million39.5 million–55.2 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 14.6 million11.7 million–18.6 million | 46 million38.8 million–55.1 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 14.8 million11.7 million–19 million | 45.6 million38.2 million–54.9 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 14.9 million11.7 million–19.5 million | 45.1 million37.5 million–54.9 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 15.1 million11.7 million–19.9 million | 44.7 million36.7 million–54.9 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 15.2 million11.6 million–20.3 million | 44.2 million36 million–54.8 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 15.3 million11.6 million–20.7 million | 43.7 million35.2 million–54.6 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 15.5 million11.5 million–21.2 million | 43.2 million34.4 million–54.5 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 15.6 million11.4 million–21.6 million | 42.6 million33.6 million–54.5 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 15.7 million11.4 million–22.1 million | 42.1 million33 million–54.4 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 15.8 million11.4 million–22.7 million | 41.6 million32.2 million–54.3 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 16 million11.3 million–23.2 million | 41 million31.4 million–54.2 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 16.1 million11.3 million–23.6 million | 40.4 million30.6 million–54 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 16.2 million11.2 million–24.2 million | 39.9 million29.8 million–53.8 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 16.3 million11.1 million–24.7 million | 39.3 million29.1 million–53.6 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 16.4 million11 million–25.3 million | 38.7 million28.3 million–53.6 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 16.5 million10.9 million–25.9 million | 38.2 million27.6 million–53.5 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 16.6 million10.9 million–26.5 million | 37.6 million26.8 million–53.3 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 16.7 million10.8 million–27.1 million | 37.1 million26 million–53.1 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 16.8 million10.7 million–27.7 million | 36.6 million25.3 million–52.9 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 16.9 million10.6 million–28.2 million | 36 million24.7 million–53 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 17 million10.4 million–28.8 million | 35.5 million24 million–53.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 17.1 million10.3 million–29.4 million | 35 million23.3 million–53.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 17.2 million10.3 million–30.1 million | 34.5 million22.6 million–53.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 17.3 million10.2 million–30.6 million | 33.9 million22 million–53.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 17.4 million10.1 million–31.2 million | 33.4 million21.4 million–53 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 17.4 million10 million–31.8 million | 32.9 million20.8 million–52.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 17.5 million9.89 million–32.4 million | 32.5 million20.3 million–52.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 17.6 million9.74 million–33.1 million | 32 million19.8 million–52.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 17.7 million9.66 million–33.6 million | 31.5 million19.2 million–52.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 17.7 million9.61 million–34.1 million | 31 million18.6 million–52.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 17.8 million9.53 million–34.7 million | 30.6 million18 million–52.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 17.9 million9.44 million–35.3 million | 30.1 million17.4 million–52.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 17.9 million9.3 million–36 million | 29.7 million16.9 million–52.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 18 million9.14 million–36.5 million | 29.2 million16.5 million–52.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 18 million9.03 million–37.1 million | 28.8 million15.9 million–52.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 18.1 million8.94 million–37.9 million | 28.4 million15.5 million–53 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 18.1 million8.84 million–38.7 million | 27.9 million15.2 million–52.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 18.2 million8.75 million–39.3 million | 27.5 million14.7 million–52.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 18.2 million8.65 million–39.9 million | 27.1 million14.3 million–52.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 18.3 million8.54 million–40.6 million | 26.7 million13.8 million–52.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 18.3 million8.46 million–41.3 million | 26.3 million13.4 million–52.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 18.4 million8.37 million–42.1 million | 25.9 million12.9 million–52.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 18.4 million8.26 million–42.7 million | 25.5 million12.5 million–52 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 18.4 million8.14 million–43.1 million | 25.1 million12.1 million–51.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 18.5 million8.06 million–43.8 million | 24.7 million11.8 million–51.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 18.5 million7.99 million–44.5 million | 24.3 million11.5 million–51.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 18.5 million7.89 million–45 million | 23.9 million11.1 million–52 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 18.6 million7.79 million–45.7 million | 23.5 million10.7 million–52.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 18.6 million7.67 million–46.2 million | 23.2 million10.4 million–52.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 18.6 million7.53 million–46.6 million | 22.8 million10.1 million–51.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 18.6 million7.39 million–47.1 million | 22.5 million9.82 million–51.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 18.6 million7.25 million–47.7 million | 22.2 million9.53 million–51.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 18.6 million7.13 million–48.3 million | 21.9 million9.29 million–52 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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 South Korea
Health
- Life expectancyPapua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023South Korea: 84.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPapua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024South Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPapua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPapua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017South Korea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide ratePapua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017South Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthPapua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023South Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePapua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023South Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPapua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025South Korea: 81.2% in 2025
- Median agePapua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023South Korea: 44.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPapua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023South Korea: 18.3% in 2023
- Net migration ratePapua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023South Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personPapua New Guinea: $2,665 in 2025South Korea: $37,470 in 2025
- GDP growthPapua New Guinea: 3.9% a year in 2024South Korea: 1.1% a year in 2025
- InflationPapua New Guinea: 4.4% a year in 2025South Korea: 2.1% a year in 2025
- Government debtPapua New Guinea: 51.6% of GDP in 2025South Korea: 49.6% of GDP in 2024
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPapua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP in 2025South Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPapua New Guinea: $110M in 2025South Korea: $48.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personPapua New Guinea: $10 in 2025South Korea: $924 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPapua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025South Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPapua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020South Korea: 569,000 people in 2020
- National powerPapua New Guinea: 0.03% of world capability in 2022South Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPapua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020South Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPapua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023South Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personPapua New Guinea: 0.52 tonnes in 2024South Korea: 11.36 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersPapua New Guinea: 18.8% in 2024South Korea: 97.9% in 2024
- Access to electricityPapua New Guinea: 43.3% in 2024South Korea: 100% in 2024
- Forest areaPapua New Guinea: 75.2% in 2024South Korea: 64.4% in 2024