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CountriesPapua New Guinea (PG)

Papua New Guinea.

Independent State of Papua New Guinea · Port Moresby · 10.3M people · east-n-southeast-asia

Governmentparliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realmArea462.8K km²Active conflicts0Mentions 7d1 ▲ 0%CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.

Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
97.3
Stable risk
30-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Papua New Guinea becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Papua New Guinea · 90-day event volume
38
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
2 of 5
PNG EXPORTSFLOOD2026-03-312026-05-152026-06-28
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Event timelineLast 7 days · 1 milestone · hover for context
JUN 27
2026
Papua New Guinea Earthquake
earthquake · severity 5
Moderate
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
99/100 · 15% wt
target events: 1actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.40%article coverage 90d: 250
Arms Activity
100/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 0total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
86/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 3.80%inflation pct: 0.60%unemployment pct: 2.62%
Market Stress
50/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 0negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
100/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 0is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
71/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 66.3literacy rate: 87.00%
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political
29Moderate
Security
0Stable
Economic
28Moderate
Regulatory
0Stable
Operational
10Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
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Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · east-n-southeast-asia
Rank 19 of 22
01Union of Burma
51.7
02People's Republic of China
60.2
03Japan
64.3
04Democratic People's Republic of Korea
64.4
05Republic of Indonesia
68.4
06Republic of Korea
74.1
07Republic of the Philippines
74.8
08Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
75.7
19Independent State of Papua New Guinea· this country
97.3
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 16 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024
$31.8B
$984.1M YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024
$3.0K
$41 YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 2024
0.6%
1.7% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 2024
2.6%
0.0% YoY
Population
WB· 2024
10.6M
186.9K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 2024
0.31%
0.03% YoY
Life expectancy
WB· 2024
66.3 yrs
0.1 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 2024
18.8%
0.3% YoY
Security5 recent events · 0 conflicts · 0 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
38
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
22
High-severity events
2026-06-27
SEV 5
Papua New Guinea Earthquake
Earthquake
2026-06-16
SEV 6
Floods in Papua New Guinea
Flood
2026-06-09
SEV 2
Modi Visits PNG
Diplomatic Visit
2026-06-04
SEV 2
PNG Exports to EU Grow
Economic Indicator
2026-06-04
SEV 1
EU Ambassador Visits PNG
Diplomatic Visit
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
Geopolitical Politics

‘Don’t pay Gatto, don’t get access’: Leaks expose companies with gangland figure on payroll

Leaked records expose companies paying gangland figure Mick Gatto to access state-funded projects.

The Age - Latest NewsAustralia · Papua New Guinea
Other
‘Don’t pay Gatto, don’t get access’: Leaks expose companies with gangland figure on payroll
Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News
Climate & Humanitarian Crisis
Esta semana hubo una ola de sismos en el peligroso ‘Anillo de Fuego del Pacífico’
Perfil
Other
Prince William's £130k royal tour was most costly trip since Charles became King as royals top £3m on travel
The Mirror
Geopolitical Economics
Undana, ATSEA partner to study dugongs to support blue economy
ANTARA News - Latest Indonesia News
Prince William records most expensive royal trip since his father became King
The Independent
South Australia has confirmed its first case of H5 bird flu as outbreak crosses state lines
Top Stories
Gold Fields places strategic bet on Augustus Minerals
Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News
Gold Fields places strategic bet on Augustus Minerals
The Age - Latest News
Meet the six women who made history by winning the ‘Green Oscars’ for environmental activism
Times of India
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Papua New Guinea-tagged articles · last 30 days
James Marape
personlast · Jun 10
30
Theonila Roka Matbob
personlast · Jun 23
5
Justin Tkatchenko
personlast · Jun 21
1
+Methodology · how this profile is built

This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.

Coverage of Papua New Guinea will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.