Quality of life comparison

be 52.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Haiti, 1.9% 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 3.5 years longer

In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 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.

make 46.4% more money

Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.

be 93.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Haiti, 40.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.

be 36.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

be 69.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Haiti, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.

be 16.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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.

have 37.5% more children

In Haiti, there are approximately 21.1 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 51.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In Haiti, approximately 39% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 12% 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 68.6% less likely to have internet access

In Haiti, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.

be 37.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 56% 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 51.1% less on healthcare

Haiti 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.

spend 11.8% more on education

Haiti spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

see 2.9 times more coastline

Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.