Statement:
Papua New Guinea has a lower Human Development Index than The Maldives

In the Human Development Index rating Papua New Guinea holds position #152 ²⁰²¹ out of 187 and The Maldives is #88 out of 187 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Papua New Guinea is worse than position of The Maldives.

Referencies:

1. Human Development Index ²⁰²¹ by United Nations

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Human Development Index' in descending order.

   The Maldives	'Human Development Index' value is	0.75
   Papua New Guinea	'Human Development Index' value is	0.56