Haiti vs Papua New Guinea

Haiti and Papua New Guinea compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Haiti has about 1.1 times as many people as Papua New Guinea: 11.9 million against 10.8 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Papua New Guinea ($3,020) is 12% higher than in Haiti ($2,694) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Papua New Guinea (5.6%) than in Haiti (-2.7%), a difference of 8.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Haiti (28.6%) than in Papua New Guinea (4.4%), a difference of 24.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Haiti (14.9%) than in Papua New Guinea (2.6%), a difference of 12.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Papua New Guinea can expect to live 1.2 years longer than one born in Haiti: 66.3 years against 65.1 years in 2024.
• The population of Haiti is older: half of its people are over 23.5 years, against 22.3 years in Papua New Guinea in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Haiti (47.9%) than in Papua New Guinea (18.8%), a difference of 29.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Papua New Guinea (0.52 tonnes) are 73% higher than in Haiti (0.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Papua New Guinea (75.2%) than in Haiti (13.5%), a difference of 61.7 percentage points in 2024.