Papua New Guinea
Region: Oceania | Composite: N/A / 5.0 (geometric mean) | Weakest Factor: Technology (1/5) | Tier: 3 | Data: 2026
Score Snapshot
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| Factor | Score | Continuous | Key Metric | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food | 4/5 | 73.9 | Caloric self-sufficiency (1.89) | VERIFIED |
| Energy | N/A/5 | N/A | No scored metrics available | NO DATA |
| Technology | 1/5 | 17.0 | Manufacturing value added (% GDP) (1.66) | VERIFIED |
| Demographics | 4/5 | 74.6 | Working-age ratio (0.63) | VERIFIED |
| Security | 1/5 | 18.0 | Nuclear weapons status (none) | PARTIAL |
Bloc Context
Papua New Guinea sits in Oceania, where the strongest shared factor is energy (4.0/5 average) and the weakest shared factor is security (1.6/5 average).
See Oceania Analysis for regional aggregation and complementarity.
Factor Notes
Papua New Guinea is relatively strongest in demographics, where the current display score is 4/5. The weakest available factor is technology at 1/5, which is the main quantitative constraint in this auto-generated profile. Lower-confidence coverage currently affects Energy. Missing supplementary metrics do not block page generation, but they reduce detail for Energy, Technology, Demographics, Security.
Sources
- Food: FAO Food Balance Sheets, FAO Food Balance Sheets (derived), FAOSTAT Fertilizers by Nutrient, WRI Aqueduct (2023)
- Energy: no source data available
- Technology: Harvard Growth Lab, Our World in Data / World Bank, World Bank WDI (2024)
- Demographics: Our World in Data / UN World Population Prospects (2023)
- Security: Curated dataset, Fragile States Index, World Bank WDI (2026)