Quality of life comparison

be 22.8% less likely to be obese

In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 3.1 years less

In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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 51.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.

make 75.9% less money

Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.

be 76.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Dominican Republic, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 68.0% higher top tax rate

Dominican Republic 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.

have 61.0% more children

In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 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 52.6% more likely to die during childbirth

In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.

be 31.6% less likely to be literate

In Dominican Republic, the literacy rate is 93.8% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 58.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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.

be 41.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Dominican Republic, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 59% of the population do as of 2018.

be 85.7% less likely to have internet access

In Dominican Republic, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.

be 51.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Dominican Republic, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 92% 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 52.5% less on education

Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 61.0% less on healthcare

Dominican Republic spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2019.

see 4.0 times more coastline

Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.