Statement:
Papua New Guinea has a lower Human Development Index than Timor-Leste

In the Human Development Index rating Papua New Guinea holds position #152 2021 out of 187 and Timor-Leste is #138 out of 187 2021.
Position of Papua New Guinea is worse than position of Timor-Leste.

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
    Timor-Leste 'Human Development Index' value is 0.61