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

In the Human Development Index rating Papua New Guinea holds position #152 ²⁰²¹ out of 187 and Palau is #80 out of 187 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Papua New Guinea is worse than position of Palau.

Referencies:

1. Human Development Index ²⁰²¹ by United Nations

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

   Palau	'Human Development Index' value is	0.77
   Papua New Guinea	'Human Development Index' value is	0.56