Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Anguilla, you would:
Health
live 15.9 years less
In Anguilla, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 60.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Anguilla, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Anguilla, there are approximately 11.8 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 10.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Anguilla, approximately 3.1 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, 31.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 79.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Anguilla, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 20% of the population do as of 2023.
be 76.9% less likely to have internet access
In Anguilla, approximately 81.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 18.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 80.5% less on education
Anguilla spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 0.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 84.5 times more coastline
Anguilla has a total of 61 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.
Infrastructure
find 99.3% less home broadband
Anguilla has 32.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Papua New Guinea has 0.2 as of 2024.
Sources: The World Factbook (2002–2024), World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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