Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Gambia, you would:

Health

be 50.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gambia, 1.8% 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 1.8 years longer

In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 86.4% more money

Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.

be 23.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gambia, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

Life

be 75.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gambia, approximately 597.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.

be 26.4% more likely to be literate

In Gambia, the literacy rate is 50.8% as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

Basic Needs

be 20.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Gambia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 16% 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 70.3% less likely to have internet access

In Gambia, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.

be 46.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Gambia, approximately 90% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 86% 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 34.5% less on education

Gambia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 39.5% less on healthcare

Gambia spends 3.8% 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 64.4 times more coastline

Gambia has a total of 80 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.

Papua New Guinea: At a glance

Papua New Guinea (sometimes abbreviated PNG) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 452,860 sq km. The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville ended in 1997 after claiming some 20,000 lives.
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