Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 25.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
be 11.6% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
live 6.4 years less
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 72.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
make 32.8% less money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
Life
have 36.4% more children
In Belize, there are approximately 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, there are 29.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, on the other hand, 33.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 40.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Belize, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 59% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 78.4% less likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 52.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Belize, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 48% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 75.9% less on education
Belize spends 7.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 61.7% less on healthcare
Belize spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.3 times more coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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