Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Alaska, you would:
Health
be 12.3% less likely to be obese
In Alaska, 31.9% of adults are obese as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 28.0% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 48.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Alaska, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2025.
make 96.0% less money
Alaska has a GDP per capita of $75,882 as of 2024, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $3,020 as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 79.3% less likely to have internet access
In Alaska, approximately 90.8% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, about 18.8% do as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Health Organization (2024), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
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Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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