Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 50.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.8% 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 7.3 years longer
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Angola, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 62.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
make 33.9% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 14.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Angola has a top tax rate of 17.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 39.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Angola, approximately 241.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 42.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Angola, approximately 58.9 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 30.6% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, there are 29.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 37.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (61% in urban areas, and 6% 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 69.4% less likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 28.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 36% 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.
Geography
see 3.2 times more coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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