Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years less
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 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 55.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
be 23.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Honduras, 48.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
make 19.6% less money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
pay a 68.0% higher top tax rate
Honduras 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
have 62.0% more children
In Honduras, there are approximately 17.9 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 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Honduras, approximately 65.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 27.5% less likely to be literate
In Honduras, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Honduras, approximately 15.1 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 27.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Honduras, approximately 81% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 68% 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 73.8% less likely to have internet access
In Honduras, approximately 42.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 50.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Honduras, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 91% 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 61.2% less on education
Honduras spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 68.5% less on healthcare
Honduras spends 7.3% 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 6.3 times more coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos, The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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