Areas Where India Is Better Than Papua New Guinea

🇮🇳 India is ranked better in 10 indicators, while Papua New Guinea is ranked better in 2 indicators.

• 🏛️ Government Effectiveness: Estimate

  0.48 🇮🇳

  |

  -0.8 🇵🇬

  Measures the quality of public services and policy implementation, crucial for governance.

• ♀️ Gender Inequality Index

  0.4 🇮🇳

  |

  0.58 🇵🇬

  Measures gender disparities in reproductive health, empowerment, and labor market participation. Lower values indicate less inequality.

• 🌐 Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high)

  3.4 🇮🇳

  |

  2.7 🇵🇬

  Overall assessment of logistics performance, crucial for trade and economic growth.

• ⚖️ Rule of Law: Estimate

  0.19 🇮🇳

  |

  -0.54 🇵🇬

  Higher values indicate stronger adherence to the rule of law.

• 📜 Regulatory Quality: Estimate

  -0.14 🇮🇳

  |

  -0.64 🇵🇬

  Reflects the ability of the government to formulate and implement sound policies.

• 🌿 Planetary pressures–adjusted Human Development Index

  0.66 🇮🇳

  |

  0.57 🇵🇬

  Adjusts HDI by considering environmental sustainability. Higher values indicate better human development with lower environmental impact.

• 🕵️‍♂️ Control of Corruption: Estimate

  -0.37 🇮🇳

  |

  -0.66 🇵🇬

  Higher values indicate better control of corruption, enhancing governance.

• 🌍 Human Development Index

  0.69 🇮🇳

  |

  0.58 🇵🇬

  Assesses long-term progress in health, education, and income. Higher values indicate better human development.

• 📊 Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

  0.48 🇮🇳

  |

  0.42 🇵🇬

  Adjusts the HDI for inequality in distribution of each dimension. Higher values indicate better human development with less inequality.

• 🗣️ Voice and Accountability: Estimate

  0.09 🇮🇳

  |

  0.01 🇵🇬

  Higher values indicate stronger democratic governance and citizen participation.