Quality of life comparison

live 7.6 years longer

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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 3.2 times more likely to be obese

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

make 3.7 times more money

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,100 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.

be 41.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 63.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

be 69.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 473.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.

be 44.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 60.9 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 16.6% less likely to be literate

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 77.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

have 27.6% fewer children

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 40.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, there are 29.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 6.5 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 9% of people have electricity access (19% in urban areas, and 0% 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 21.4% less likely to have internet access

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.

be 20.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 59% of people have improved drinking water access (89% in urban areas, and 35% 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.

spend 34.3% less on healthcare

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 26.7% more on education

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

see 139.2 times more coastline

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.