| This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(September 2024) | 
This is a list of Provinces of Papua New Guinea by Human Development Index as of 2022. [1]
| Rank | Province | HDI (2022) | 
|---|---|---|
| High human development | ||
| 1 |  National Capital District | 0.742 | 
| Medium human development | ||
| 2 |  Manus | 0.624 | 
| 3 |  East New Britain | 0.613 | 
| 4 |  New Ireland | 0.611 | 
| 5 |  Bougainville | 0.607 | 
| 6 |  Morobe | 0.605 | 
|  West New Britain | ||
| 8 |  Western Highlands | 0.599 | 
| 9 |  Chimbu | 0.583 | 
| 10 |  Central | 0.581 | 
| 11 |  Western | 0.575 | 
| 12 |  Milne Bay | 0.573 | 
| 13 |  Madang | 0.570 | 
| – |  Papua New Guinea | 0.568 | 
| 14 |  Oro | 0.567 | 
| 15 |  Jiwaka | 0.564 | 
| 16 |  East Sepik | 0.562 | 
| Low human development | ||
| 17 |  Sandaun | 0.542 | 
| 18 |  Eastern Highlands | 0.534 | 
| 19 |  Gulf | 0.533 | 
| 20 |  Enga | 0.500 | 
| 21 |  Southern Highlands | 0.499 | 
| 22 |  Hela | 0.472 |