Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years less
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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 76.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
make 69.4% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
pay a 27.3% higher top tax rate
Colombia has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 90.9% more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 15.2 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 74.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.8% less likely to be literate
In Colombia, the literacy rate is 95.6% as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 11.7 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 39.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Colombia, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 86% 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 84.3% less likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 51.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Colombia, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 88% 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 57.8% less on education
Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 70.1% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 60.6% more coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 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, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN), Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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