Papua New Guinea 100 4.5 60 90 4 55 80 3.5 50 70 3 45 60 2.5 50 40 2 40 35 1.5 30 30 20 1 0.5 25 10 0 0 20 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 Poverty International Poverty Line Lower Middle IC Line GDP per capita rate (Thousand) (%) Upper Middle IC Line National Poverty Line GDP per capita (US$2011 PPP) KEY INDICATORS (distribution among groups) International Poverty Line (%) Relative Group (%) Year Poor Non-Poor Bottom 40 Top 60 Urban population 27 73 30 70 2009 Rural population 39 61 42 58 2009 Males 37 63 40 60 2009 Females 37 63 40 60 2009 0 to 14 years old 43 57 45 55 2009 15 to 64 years old 33 67 36 64 2009 65 and older 43 57 47 53 2009 Without education (age 16 and older) 54 46 55 45 2009 Primary education (age 16 and older) 32 68 35 65 2009 Secondary education (age 16 and older) 26 74 29 71 2009 Tertiary/post-secondary education (age 16 and older) 13 87 13 87 2009 International measures of poverty aim to facilitate the meaningful comparison of poverty rates across countries. They are derived using consistent methodology (e.g., in the definition of the consumption aggregate and the level of the poverty line) to the extent that this is possible with the available data. To this end, the World Bank publishes estimates of poverty according to three different international poverty lines 2011 PPP USD $1.90, $3.20, and $5.50 per person per day. In Papua New Guinea, national indicators of poverty are based on a benchmark level of welfare reflecting the cost of local basic food and non-food needs. The national poverty line is based on per adult-equivalent household size (with an assumption that children age 0 to 6 need one half the level of consumption of others), while the international poverty line uses a per capita measure. The national poverty line is construed as six separate regional poverty lines: Southern region, the Highlands, the Islands, National Capital District, rural Momase, and urban Momase. The international welfare aggregate uses the differences in these six lines to construct spatial deflators that are then applied to the consumption aggregate so that a single international poverty line can be used. The numbers presented in this brief are based on the EAPPOV database. EAPPOV is a database of socio-economic statistics constructed using microdata from household surveys in the East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) region and is managed by the East Asia & Pacific Team for Statistical Development (EAPTSD). As of April 2017, the collection includes 19 countries and 78 surveys. Harmonized surveys in the EAPPOV database are compiled into 4 modules following Global Monitoring Database (GMD) Harmonization guidelines. A subset of the harmonized variables form the basis of the GMD collection, including the welfare aggregate which is used for Global Poverty Monitoring. Terms of use of the data adhere to agreements with the original data producers.