Papua New Guinea

In brief

Road deaths per 100,000 people: 12.6 (2019). World rank 75 of 186 (1 = best); in Oceania, 5 of 10. Suicides per 100,000 people: 1.8 (2021). World rank 18 of 185 (1 = best); in Oceania, 1 of 10. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100: 56 (2025). World rank 158 of 207 (1 = best); in Oceania, 18 of 18. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 52.9 → 56 (score 0–⁠100). Better than all its neighbours (Indonesia): political stability and absence of violence. Worse than all its neighbours (Indonesia): road deaths per 100,000 people and suicides per 100,000 people.