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