| Attribute |
Papua New Guinea × | 
Jamaica × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 462,840 | 10,991 |
| Continent | Australia | North America |
| Land area (km²) | 452,860 | 10,831 |
| Water area (km²) | 9,980 | 160 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 824 | 0 |
| Border countries | | - |
| Coastline (km) | 5,152 | 1,022 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 667 | 18 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 4,509 | 2,256 |
| People | | |
| Population | 7,259,456 | 2,808,570 |
| Official languages | | Array of values |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | Protestant |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Independent State of Papua New Guinea | - |
| Short country name | Papua New Guinea | Jamaica |
| Short local name | Papuaniugini | - |
| Former name | - Territory of Papua and New Guinea
| - |
| Government type | Parliamentary democracy | Parliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Kingston |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 30,190,000,000 | 26,060,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 19,820,000,000 | 14,770,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 2.5 | 0.7 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 3,700 | 9,200 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 36.8 | 18.3 |
| Labor force | 3,681,000 | 1,348,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 2.5 | 12.2 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 37 | 17.1 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 3,638,000,000 | 4,382,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 4,591,000,000 | 4,314,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.27 | 1.35 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 18.4 | 29.7 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -4.8 | 0.5 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 36.9 | 101 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 5.4 | 4.4 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 14 | 3.25 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 8.4 | 14.91 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 5,409,000,000 | 3,550,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 5,409,000,000 | 3,550,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 7,091,000,000 | 7,326,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 10,710,000,000 | 8,393,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | 4,859,000,000 | -679,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 8,522,000,000 | 1,296,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 1,876,000,000 | 5,151,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 1,735,000,000 | 3,781,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 17,940,000,000 | 14,940,000,000 |
| National currency | kina | Jamaican dollars |
| National currency (code) | PGK | JMD |
| National currency (symbol) | K | J$ |
| National currency rate to USD | 3.179 | 128.36 |