Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 33.4% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
live 5.0 years less
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 68.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
make 65.8% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,000 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 13.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 32.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
pay a 86.7% higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 35.3% more children
In Egypt, there are approximately 21.5 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 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 89.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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 41.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Egypt, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 59% of the population do as of 2018.
be 84.7% less likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 52.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Egypt, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 51.3% less on education
Egypt spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 51.1% less on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.7% 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 2.1 times more coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 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, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea, Egyptian Tax Authority.
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