Quality of life comparison

live 2.2 years longer

In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 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.

be 2.7 times more likely to be obese

In Comoros, 7.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

make 32.3% more money

Comoros has a GDP per capita of $3,100 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.

be 61.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Comoros, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.

be 12.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Comoros, 42.4% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

be 46.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Comoros, approximately 273.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.

be 41.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Comoros, approximately 57.1 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.

have 28.9% more children

In Comoros, there are approximately 22.5 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 37.5% more likely to have internet access

In Comoros, approximately 8.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.

be 15.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Comoros, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 62% 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 47.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Comoros, approximately 91% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 88% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 48% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 24.0% less on education

Comoros spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 55.8% less on healthcare

Comoros spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2019.

see 15.2 times more coastline

Comoros has a total of 340 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.