Number of local governments (number) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of local governments (number) was 22 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
22
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
57th
of 82 countries
All-time high
22
in 2015
All-time low
22
in 2015
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Number of local governments in Papua New Guinea, 2015–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2020, number of local governments in Papua New Guinea stood at 22. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
That places Papua New Guinea 57th out of 82 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of local governments (number) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22 | — |
| 2016 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 22 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61, 36% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 22 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22 | 22 | 22 | 5 |
| 2020s | 22 | 22 | 22 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 54 Marshall Islands 24 compare
- 54 Montenegro 24
- 56 Kiribati 23 compare
- 57 Mongolia 22 compare
- 59 Kazakhstan 20
- 60 Angola 18
More public sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8663 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 600 % change on previous year (1997)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local governments in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of local governments in Papua New Guinea was 22 in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of local governments recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2015.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of local governments?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 57th out of 82 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of local governments rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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