Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Burma, you would:
Health
be 3.7 times more likely to be obese
In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 37.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
be 49.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
Life
be 42.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 250.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
have 77.7% more children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.3 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 27.9% less likely to be literate
In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 15.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019. 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 68.6% less likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 44.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Burma, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 81% 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 51.1% less on healthcare
Burma spends 4.7% 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 2.7 times more coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 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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