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

In the Human Development Index rating Papua New Guinea holds position #152 ²⁰²¹ out of 187 and Sri Lanka is #74 out of 187 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Papua New Guinea is worse than position of Sri Lanka.

Referencies:

1. Human Development Index ²⁰²¹ by United Nations

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

   Papua New Guinea	'Human Development Index' value is	0.56
   Sri Lanka	'Human Development Index' value is	0.78