Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 57.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% 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 7.2 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 73.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
make 21.2% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 76.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 617.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 39.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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.
be 28.6% less likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 89.9% as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 22.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 51% 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 69.4% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 40.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 69% 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 48.6% less on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 30.3% less on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% 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 10.0 times more coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 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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