Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Benin, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years longer
In Benin, 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 24.2% more money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Benin, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 63.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Benin, approximately 397.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 51.4% more likely to be literate
In Benin, the literacy rate is 42.4% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
be 39.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Benin, approximately 55.8 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 29.5% fewer children
In Benin, there are approximately 41.1 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 78.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Benin, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 9% 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 57.7% less likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 36.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Benin, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (79% in urban areas, and 71% 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.
Expenditures
spend 36.7% less on education
Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 42.6 times more coastline
Benin has a total of 121 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.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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