Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
be 13.4% less likely to be obese
In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
live 10.2 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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
make 66.7% less money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.9 times more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 10.1 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 Cuba, 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 35.7% less likely to be literate
In Cuba, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
be 8.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 4.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 41.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cuba, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 59% of the population do as of 2018.
be 85.1% less likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 51.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cuba, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 97% 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 85.2% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 79.6% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 11.3% 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 37.9% more coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 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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