Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 70.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
be 42.0% more likely to be obese
In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 91.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
make 71.5% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 10.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate
Gabon 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 42.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
have 11.5% more children
In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 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 24.2% less likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 84.7% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
be 17.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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 36.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gabon, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 39% 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 82.3% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 49.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Gabon, approximately 93% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 55% 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 32.1% less on education
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 17.9% less on healthcare
Gabon spends 2.8% 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 5.8 times more coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 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, General Direction of Taxes, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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