Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years less
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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
be 37.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
make 51.2% less money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
pay a 6.0 times higher top tax rate
Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 29.9% more children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 22.3 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 52.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.5% less likely to be literate
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 80.8% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
be 28.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 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 36.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guatemala, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 85% 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 78.0% less likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 50.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guatemala, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 92% 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 42.4% less on education
Guatemala spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 62.9% less on healthcare
Guatemala spends 6.2% 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 12.9 times more coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 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, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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