| Attribute |
Papua New Guinea × | 
Zimbabwe × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 462,840 | 390,757 |
| Continent | Australia | Africa |
| Land area (km²) | 452,860 | 386,847 |
| Water area (km²) | 9,980 | 3,910 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 824 | 3,229 |
| Border countries | | - Botswana
- Mozambique
- South Africa
- Zambia
|
| Coastline (km) | 5,152 | 0 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 667 | 961 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 162 |
| Highest point (m) | 4,509 | 2,592 |
| People | | |
| Population | 7,259,456 | 14,546,314 |
| Official languages | | - Shona
- most widely spoken), Ndebele
- traditionally used for official business),
|
| Religion | Roman Catholic | Protestant |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Independent State of Papua New Guinea | Republic of Zimbabwe |
| Short country name | Papua New Guinea | Zimbabwe |
| Short local name | Papuaniugini | - |
| Former name | - Territory of Papua and New Guinea
| - Rhodesia
- Southern Rhodesia
- Zimbabwe-Rhodesia
|
| Government type | Parliamentary democracy | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Harare |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 30,190,000,000 | 34,270,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 19,820,000,000 | 17,640,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 2.5 | 3.7 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 3,700 | 2,300 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 36.8 | 23.3 |
| Labor force | 3,681,000 | 7,907,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 2.5 | 11.3 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 37 | 72.3 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 3,638,000,000 | 3,800,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 4,591,000,000 | 5,500,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.27 | 2.17 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 18.4 | 21.5 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -4.8 | -9.6 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 36.9 | 82.3 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 14 | 7.17 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 8.4 | 18 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 5,409,000,000 | 4,322,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 5,409,000,000 | 4,322,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 7,091,000,000 | 8,389,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 10,710,000,000 | 4,073,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | 4,859,000,000 | -716,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 8,522,000,000 | 4,353,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 1,876,000,000 | 5,472,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 1,735,000,000 | 431,800,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 17,940,000,000 | 9,357,000,000 |
| National currency | kina | Zimbabwean dollars |
| National currency (code) | PGK | ZWD |
| National currency (symbol) | K | - |
| National currency rate to USD | 3.179 | 1 |