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

Health

be 95.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Botswana, 19.9% 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 3.8 years longer

In Botswana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 12.7% more likely to be obese

In Botswana, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 87.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Botswana, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.

make 74.4% less money

Botswana has a GDP per capita of $16,000 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.

be 91.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Botswana, 19.3% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 68.0% higher top tax rate

Botswana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 43.1% more children

In Botswana, there are approximately 20.3 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 27.5% less likely to be literate

In Botswana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 33.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Botswana, approximately 25.2 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 82.8% less likely to have internet access

In Botswana, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.

be 52.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Botswana, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 97% 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 72.5% less on education

Botswana spends 6.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 62.3% less on healthcare

Botswana spends 6.1% 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, Botswana Unified Revenue Service, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.

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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