Risk score, travel advice, governance and the basics for Papua New Guinea. Refreshed daily.
As of 2026-10-21 21:03 UTC, RemoteView's live feeds show no conflict-related or unrest events geolocated to Papua New Guinea in the latest GDELT news window. GDELT codes news reports automatically, so this count is an estimate of reported activity rather than a list of verified incidents.
IODA (Georgia Tech) shows no internet outage alerts for Papua New Guinea in the last 24 hours, meaning BGP routing, active probing and telescope signals have stayed within their normal range.
The USGS has recorded no magnitude 2.5+ earthquakes attributed to Papua New Guinea in the past day.
RemoteView's composite country risk estimate for Papua New Guinea is 66 out of 100 (high), built from the OECD country risk category, the US State Department advisory level (currently level 3) and UK FCDO travel advice (Against all but essential travel to parts). It is an estimate for orientation, not a credit rating or travel advice.
Updated 2026-10-21 21:03 UTC. Conflict today · Internet outages today · Earthquakes today
| OECD country risk | category 6 |
| US State Dept advisory | Level 3 · Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
| UK FCDO advice | Against all but essential travel to parts |
| Population | 10,762,817 (2025) |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | $3,020 (2025) |
| GDP growth (annual %) | 5.6% (2025) |
| Voice and accountability | -0.24 |
| Political stability / absence of violence | -0.55 |
| Government effectiveness | -0.71 |
| Regulatory quality | -0.61 |
| Rule of law | -0.57 |
| Control of corruption | -0.78 |
World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, roughly −2.5 (weak) to +2.5 (strong), 2025 release. The 2024 WGI revision re-estimated the whole series, so values differ from older editions.
From the final CIA World Factbook edition (public domain, discontinued Feb 2026), so dates may be out of date. Check the national electoral authority.
Capital: Port Moresby
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Sources: OECD Country Risk Classification; US Department of State travel advisories (public domain); UK FCDO foreign travel advice (Open Government Licence v3.0); World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators (CC BY 4.0); CIA World Factbook (public domain); Natural Earth (public domain). Fetched 2026-10-21 21:03 UTC. Information only, not travel, legal or investment advice.