Average length of stay of international visitors in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Average length of stay of international visitors was 21.3 days in 2015. ▲ Rising
Average length of stay of international visitors in Papua New Guinea, 1997–2015
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 21.3 days for average length of stay of international visitors in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.8% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average length of stay of international visitors in Papua New Guinea peaked at 21.3 days in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.2 days, in 1999.
That places Papua New Guinea 2nd out of 152 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Average length of stay of international visitors in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.2 days | — |
| 1999 | 8.2 days | -19.6% |
| 2000 | 10.2 days | +24.4% |
| 2001 | 9.1 days | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 17.6 days | +93.4% |
| 2007 | 18.1 days | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 18 days | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 14.8 days | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 15.2 days | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 15.4 days | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 18 days | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 18.4 days | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 21.3 days | +15.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 21.3 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.9 days, 5.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 21.3 days is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.04 days, 4.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2 days | 8.2 days | 10.2 days | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.63 days | 9.1 days | 18.1 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.66 days | 15.2 days | 21.3 days | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 1 Madagascar 23 days compare
- 3 French Polynesia 17.1 days compare
- 4 Ghana 14 days
- 4 Solomon Islands 14 days compare
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average length of stay of international visitors in Papua New Guinea?
- Average length of stay of international visitors in Papua New Guinea was 21.3 days in 2015, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average length of stay of international visitors recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3 days in 2015.
- What is the lowest average length of stay of international visitors recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2 days in 1999.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for average length of stay of international visitors?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd out of 152 countries with data for 2015.
- Is average length of stay of international visitors rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average length of stay of international visitors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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