Quality of life comparison

live 4.1 years longer

In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 57.8% more likely to be obese

In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

be 93.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Djibouti, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.

make 25.5% less money

Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.

be 75.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

be 41.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Djibouti, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.

be 28.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Djibouti, approximately 46.9 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 30.5% more children

In Djibouti, there are approximately 22.2 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 40.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Djibouti, approximately 42% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 1% 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 81.4% less likely to have internet access

In Djibouti, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.

be 47.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Djibouti, approximately 91% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 59% 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.

spend 47.2% less on education

Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 27.8% more on healthcare

Djibouti spends 1.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2019.

see 16.4 times more coastline

Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.