Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 47.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% 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 95.4% more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 79.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
make 22.6% less money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 58.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
pay a 68.0% higher top tax rate
Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 52.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.7% less likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 30.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 75% 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 81.0% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 48.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Ghana, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 84% 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 52.5% less on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 32.4% less on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.4% 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 9.6 times more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 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, Ghana Revenue Authority, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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