Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.6 years less

In Indiana, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

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Economy

make 92.9% less money

Indiana has a GDP per capita of $59,083 as of 2024, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 63.8% less likely to have internet access

In Indiana, approximately 88.5% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), The World Factbook.

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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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