Pacific Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate
Pacific Islands
1.03 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2.55 % change on previous year
in 2025
Pacific Islands rank
49th
Papua New Guinea rank
46th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate over time
- Pacific Islands
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.55 % change on previous year against 1.03 % change on previous year in Pacific Islands, a difference of 1.52 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.5 times Pacific Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Pacific Islands ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 87 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific Islands | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.89 % change on previous year | 3.97 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.35 % change on previous year | 3.83 % change on previous year | 1.48 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.07 % change on previous year | 3.57 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.6 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate, Pacific Islands or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.55 % change on previous year against 1.03 % change on previous year in Pacific Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate between Pacific Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.52 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Pacific Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate?
- Pacific Islands ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 87 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Employment (ILO modelled estimates). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.