Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
be 87.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% 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 5.7 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 2.7 times more likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 70.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
be 15.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
make 75.9% less money
Equatorial Guinea 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.
pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate
Equatorial Guinea has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 51.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 301.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 57.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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 32.6% less likely to be literate
In Equatorial Guinea, the literacy rate is 95.3% as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 12.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 45% 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 57.7% less likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 29.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. 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 25.8% less on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.1% 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 17.4 times more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 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, Ministry of Finance, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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