Macao vs Papua New Guinea

Macao scores 70.9 in the NationsTree Index (33rd in the world) and Papua New Guinea scores 29.5 (164th), a gap of 41.4 points. Their trees are 6.3 m and 4.0 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Papua New Guinea has 16 times the population of Macao. Papua New Guinea is 13,899 times larger than Macao by land area. The economy of Macao is 67% larger than that of Papua New Guinea (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Macao 685,900 and Papua New Guinea 10.8 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $137,031 in Macao and $5,215 in Papua New Guinea (2025, international dollars). People in Macao live on average 17.1 years longer (83.3 vs 66.3 years).

Of 23 indicators reported by both countries, Macao ranks higher in the world on 18 and Papua New Guinea on 5. Macao is clearly stronger in tourism, society & health and infrastructure & digital. Papua New Guinea is clearly stronger in natural resources, environment & energy and main industries.

As a nation, Macao is the older of the two (statehood since 1557, 469 years), compared with Papua New Guinea (since 1975). Over the last five years Papua New Guinea improved faster (direction score 72 vs 67 out of 100).