Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bermuda instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
live 12.6 years longer
In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Bermuda, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 20.0 times more money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Bermuda, the GDP per capita is $81,800 as of 2019.
be 70.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Bermuda, however, that number is 11.0% as of 2008.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bermuda, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 93.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 33.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bermuda, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2022.
have 62.0% fewer children
In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 29.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bermuda, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 69.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 59% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In Bermuda, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 8.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Bermuda, about 98.0% do as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Bermuda, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.1% less on education
Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Bermuda spends 1.5% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 98.0% less coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Bermuda, that number is 103 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bermuda: At a glance
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