If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Argentina, you would:

Health

be 24.7% less likely to be obese

In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 8.9 years less

In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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.

Economy

be 74.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.

make 79.2% less money

Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.

pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate

Argentina has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 86.3% more children

In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, there are 29.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.

be 35.2% less likely to be literate

In Argentina, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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.

Basic Needs

be 40.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Argentina, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2020. 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 87.2% less likely to have internet access

In Argentina, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.

be 52.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Argentina, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 48% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 60.4% less on education

Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 75.8% less on healthcare

Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2019.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea, Federal Administration of Public Revenue.

Papua New Guinea: At a glance

Papua New Guinea (sometimes abbreviated PNG) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 452,860 sq km. The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville ended in 1997 after claiming some 20,000 lives.
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