Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre was 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 2008–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0016 units per square kilometre for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per square kilometre, in 2008.
Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +169.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 150 Ecuador 0.0018 units per square kilometre compare
- 151 Zambia 0.0017 units per square kilometre compare
- 152 Ghana 0.0017 units per square kilometre compare
- 154 India 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
- 155 Cambodia 0.0011 units per square kilometre compare
- 156 Oman 0.0011 units per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Papua New Guinea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0564 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0424 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0705 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4419 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,326 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,546 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,357 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,284 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 18,640 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.