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Topic 11 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Papua New Guinea: Risk & Resilience
How exposed is a country to crisis, and how ready is it to cope?
Papua New Guinea is placed joint 190th of 193 countries on risk & resilience in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: World Risk Index 26.51 (2025); INFORM Risk Index 6.3 (2025).
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joint190th
of 193 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 26.51World Risk Index, 2025WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
- 6.3INFORM Risk Index, 2025INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
- 0.549Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN), 2024ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable)
- —Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Papua New Guinea on risk & resilience — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
World Risk Index
Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
26.51
WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
Lower is better
Papua New Guinea: 26.51. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.18 (Monaco) to 46.56 (Philippines); the world median is 4.17.
- World median
- 4.17
- Best in Melanesia
- 6.87 Fiji
- Land neighbours
- Indonesia 39.8
Key 2 of 4
INFORM Risk Index
European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee
2026 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0 (via the European Commission's reuse policy)
6.3
INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
Lower is better
Papua New Guinea: 6.3. Across the 191 countries in this edition, values run from 0.7 (Singapore) to 8.5 (South Sudan); the world median is 3.7.
- World median
- 3.7
- Best in Melanesia
- 3.1 Fiji
- Land neighbours
- Indonesia 4.6
Key 3 of 4
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 Unported
0.549
ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable)
Lower is better
Ranked 164th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame
Papua New Guinea: 0.549. Across the 190 countries in this edition, values run from 0.263 (Norway) to 0.655 (Mauritania); the world median is 0.45.
- World median
- 0.45
- Best in Melanesia
- 0.489 Fiji
- Land neighbours
- Indonesia 0.431
Key 4 of 4
Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2021–2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Adults who could raise emergency funds within 30 days without great difficulty (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no reading from 2021–2024 for Papua New Guinea, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 142 countries at their latest reading, values run from 16.49 (South Sudan) to 93.69 (Sweden); the world median is 53.85.
- World median
- 53.85
- Land neighbours
- Indonesia 60.34
02Over time
Which way Papua New Guinea is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
World Risk Index
WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk) · lower is better
Papua New GuineaWorld median
Papua New Guinea fell from 33.09 in 2000 to 26.51 in 2025; the world median went from 4.55 to 4.17.
Every year’s figures
Year Papua New Guinea World median 2025 26.51 4.17 2024 26.51 4.17 2023 26.01 4.27 2022 26.63 4.08 2021 26.88 4.23 2020 24.47 4.12 2019 27.17 4.23 2018 24.88 4.14 2017 24.35 4.24 2016 25.63 4.23 2015 22.22 4.04 2014 26.78 4.07 2013 22.98 4.08 2012 24.34 4.07 2011 21.97 3.99 2010 22.13 3.86 2009 24.19 3.94 2008 26.73 4.11 2007 25.90 4.41 2006 26.17 4.51 2005 26.00 4.54 2004 26.01 4.42 2003 26.56 4.50 2002 26.44 4.65 2001 26.37 4.37 2000 33.09 4.55 INFORM Risk Index
INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk) · lower is better
Papua New GuineaWorld median
Papua New Guinea rose from 5.9 in 2016 to 6.3 in 2025; the world median went from 3.6 to 3.7.
Every year’s figures
Year Papua New Guinea World median 2025 6.3 3.7 2024 6.2 3.5 2023 6.0 3.6 2022 6.0 3.6 2021 5.7 3.6 2020 5.8 3.6 2019 5.9 3.6 2018 5.8 3.5 2017 5.8 3.5 2016 5.9 3.6 Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)
ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable) · lower is better
Papua New GuineaWorld median
Papua New Guinea rose from 0.542 in 2000 to 0.549 in 2024; the world median went from 0.476 to 0.45.
Every year’s figures
Year Papua New Guinea World median 2024 0.54928 0.449649 2023 0.54917 0.449167 2022 0.56168 0.447422 2021 0.56257 0.447831 2020 0.55614 0.447902 2019 0.56243 0.447883 2018 0.55706 0.449652 2017 0.54915 0.450532 2016 0.55257 0.451843 2015 0.54500 0.451496 2014 0.56216 0.451502 2013 0.56037 0.454946 2012 0.55645 0.454269 2011 0.55852 0.458012 2010 0.56200 0.460715 2009 0.55837 0.464712 2008 0.55642 0.463801 2007 0.55895 0.466738 2006 0.55877 0.468701 2005 0.55671 0.470646 2004 0.55882 0.472029 2003 0.56279 0.471635 2002 0.56173 0.472031 2001 0.55344 0.476366 2000 0.54239 0.475585
03In context
Papua New Guinea beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 193 countries on risk & resilience, never a place within the region.
Papua New Guinea and the countries it borders
Standing among all 193; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | World Risk IndexWorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk) | INFORM Risk IndexINFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk) | Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable) | Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 DaysAdults who could raise emergency funds within 30 days without great difficulty (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indonesia | =131st | 39.8 | 4.6 | 0.431 | 60.34 |
| Papua New Guinea | =190th | 26.51 | 6.3 | 0.549 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Melanesia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 193.
Fiji108th
Vanuatu163rd
Solomon Islands=174th- Papua New Guinea=190th
New Caledonianot placed
Placed either side on risk & resilience
The countries immediately above and below Papua New Guinea in the topic’s list.
Sudan188th
Pakistan189th
Madagascar=190th- Papua New Guinea=190th
Yemen192nd
Somalia193rd
04Context, no vote
Where Papua New Guinea is ahead of the world, and behind
19 more statistics filed under risk & resilience, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median6
Statistics on which Papua New Guinea does better than the middle country measured.
Water StressFAO · 2023 · world median 100.1310No real change since 2013
Papua New Guinea: 0.13 · world median 10 · Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.03 to 3,851; lower is better.
Position 175th of 177 · derived, 1st = worst.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,52878,5052,528No real change since 2012
Papua New Guinea: 78,505 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.
Position 5th of 181 · derived.
Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.66301.663No earlier reading
Papua New Guinea: 0 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.11.73.1▲ Improved since 2022
Papua New Guinea: 1.7 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.
Position 74th of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.
Per Capita Food Supply VariabilityFAO · 2024 · world median 292229No real change since 2014
Papua New Guinea: 22 · world median 29 · Year-to-year variability of the food supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4 to 227; lower is better.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.481.073.48No real change since 2015
Papua New Guinea: 1.07 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
Behind the world median6
Statistics on which Papua New Guinea does worse than the middle country measured.
Firms Whose Assets Were Damaged by Extreme WeatherWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 9.48514.539.485No earlier reading
Papua New Guinea: 14.53 · world median 9.485 · Firms whose physical assets were damaged by extreme weather (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 59.21; lower is better.
Position 42nd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Political Stability and Absence of ViolenceWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 0.171-0.5460.171No real change since 2015
Papua New Guinea: -0.546 · world median 0.171 · Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.506 to 1.563; higher is better.
Position 162nd of 211 · derived.
Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 575No earlier reading
Papua New Guinea: 7 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.
Ranked 34th of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).
Riverine Flood Risk (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 2.4034.0432.403No earlier reading
Papua New Guinea: 4.043 · world median 2.403 · Riverine flood risk score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Ranked 27th of 163 by WRI (1st = worst).
ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4433.6647.44▼ Worsened since 2014
Papua New Guinea: 33.66 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.
Ranked 176th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.3870.2230.387▼ Worsened since 2014
Papua New Guinea: 0.223 · world median 0.387 · ND-GAIN Readiness (0–1, where 1 is the most ready). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.137 to 0.749; higher is better.
Ranked 181st of 192 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
No better end7
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9547.5612.954Moved since 1990
Papua New Guinea: 7.561 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,82464,24713,824Moved since 2015
Papua New Guinea: 64,247 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.
Asylum-Seekers by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,8363,1211,836Moved since 2015
Papua New Guinea: 3,121 · world median 1,836 · Asylum-seekers awaiting a decision, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3,718,945.
Refugees by Country of OriginUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,2726441,272Moved since 2015
Papua New Guinea: 644 · world median 1,272 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate from this country, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5,224,131.
Refugee Population by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 12,2697,72712,269Moved since 2015
Papua New Guinea: 7,727 · world median 12,269 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate hosted, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,655,191.
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCRUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 489,65070,124489,650Moved since 2020
Papua New Guinea: 70,124 · world median 489,650 · Internally displaced people protected or assisted by UNHCR, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 4,099 to 9,139,309.
Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4740.8341.474Moved since 2015
Papua New Guinea: 0.834 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.
No current reading for Papua New Guinea
Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days, Adults Who Experienced a Natural Disaster or Severe Weather, Drought Risk (Aqueduct), Global Report on Food Crises, Stateless Persons by Country of Residence (last 2021) and World Risk Poll Resilience Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Risk & Resilience among Papua New Guinea’s 15 topics
Risk & Resilience is Papua New Guinea’s 15th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability14th of 1863/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade67th of 1773/4 keys
- Peace & Security81st of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties112th of 1984/4 keys
- Energyjoint 95th of 1652/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture117th of 1843/4 keys
- Digital & Technology142nd of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions142nd of 1944/4 keys
- Gender & Equality139th of 1833/4 keys
- Work & Labour150th of 1824/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation147th of 1763/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital164th of 1963/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing171st of 2002/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge172nd of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 190th of 1933/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on risk & resilience
The three countries placed highest of 193, and the leaders Papua New Guinea can most readily be measured against.
1
LiechtensteinWestern Europe
1st of 193 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Guido Radig,Inkey · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
2
LuxembourgWestern Europe
2nd of 193 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 193 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Oceania
New Zealand26th4/4 keysHighest in Melanesia
Fiji108th3/4 keysThis page
Papua New Guinea=190th3/4 keys
Positions out of 193 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Papua New Guinea on risk & resilience: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Papua New Guinea rank on risk & resilience?
Papua New Guinea is placed joint 190th of 193 countries on Risk & Resilience in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (World Risk Index, INFORM Risk Index and Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest World Risk Index figure for Papua New Guinea?
26.51 in 2025 (worldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)), according to Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum. The world median in the same edition was 4.17.
What is the latest INFORM Risk Index figure for Papua New Guinea?
6.3 in 2025 (iNFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)), according to European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee. The world median in the same edition was 3.7.
How does Papua New Guinea compare with Indonesia on risk & resilience?
Indonesia is placed joint 131st of 193, and Papua New Guinea joint 190th. World Risk Index: Indonesia 39.8, Papua New Guinea 26.51; INFORM Risk Index: Indonesia 4.6, Papua New Guinea 6.3; Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN): Indonesia 0.431, Papua New Guinea 0.549.
How have Papua New Guinea’s risk & resilience figures changed?
World Risk Index fell from 33.09 in 2000 to 26.51 in 2025; INFORM Risk Index rose from 5.9 in 2016 to 6.3 in 2025; Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN) rose from 0.542 in 2000 to 0.549 in 2024.
Which risk & resilience statistics are missing for Papua New Guinea?
No current reading is published for Papua New Guinea on Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days, Adults Who Experienced a Natural Disaster or Severe Weather, Drought Risk (Aqueduct), Global Report on Food Crises, Stateless Persons by Country of Residence and World Risk Poll Resilience Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This topic does not forecast when a disaster will strike, and it does not measure financial or economic risk. Water stress is measured under Environment & Sustainability. Displacement caused by disasters and the severity of crises already under way are published here as context.
How the Risk & Resilience standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The risk & resilience method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- World Risk Index — Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, CC BY 4.0
- INFORM Risk Index — European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, CC BY 4.0 (via the European Commission's reuse policy)
- Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN) — Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, CC BY 3.0 Unported
- Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 19 statistics on this page come from 10 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Papua New Guinea’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Papua New Guinea (banner) — eGuide Travel, CC BY 2.0
- Liechtenstein — Guido Radig,Inkey, CC BY 3.0
- Luxembourg — Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Papua New Guinea: Risk & Resilience — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/papua-new-guinea/risk