Quality of life comparison

be 70.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.

live 5.8 years longer

In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

make 2.3 times more money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.

be 44.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea-Bissau, 67.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

be 78.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.

be 31.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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 20.4% fewer children

In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 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 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 28% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 7% 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 52.2% less likely to have internet access

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 23.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.

be 35.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (91% 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 34.5% less on education

Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 72.6% less on healthcare

Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2019.

see 14.7 times more coastline

Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.