Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Andorra, you would:
Health
live 17.9 years less
In Andorra, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
be 63.6% more likely to be obese
In Andorra, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 28.0% of people as of 2024.
see 97.6% less spent on your healthcare
Andorra spends $5,519 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Papua New Guinea spends $133 as of 2023.
have 98.8% fewer doctors per person
Andorra has 50.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Papua New Guinea has 0.6 as of 2023.
have 62.0% less access to essential health services
Andorra scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Papua New Guinea scores 30 as of 2021.
Economy
make 94.4% less money
Andorra has a GDP per capita of $54,292 as of 2025, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $3,020 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.5 times more children
In Andorra, there are approximately 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 17.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Andorra, approximately 11.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, 189.0 women do as of 2023.
be 13.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Andorra, approximately 2.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, on the other hand, 31.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 79.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Andorra, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 20% of people on average (65% in urban areas, and 13% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 80.1% less likely to have internet access
In Andorra, approximately 94.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, about 18.8% do as of 2024.
be 46.7% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Andorra, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 53% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 58.9% less on education
Andorra spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Papua New Guinea spends 0.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 62.7% less on healthcare
Andorra spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 6.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Andorra, road accidents kill 2.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, they kill 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 99.6% less home broadband
Andorra has 52.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Papua New Guinea has 0.2 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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