Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Iran, you would:
Health
be 17.4% less likely to be obese
In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
live 5.8 years less
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 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.
Economy
be 78.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
make 66.9% less money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 97.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
Life
have 90.1% more children
In Iran, there are approximately 15.3 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 9.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.9% less likely to be literate
In Iran, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 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 41.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Iran, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 59% of the population do as of 2018.
be 86.9% less likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 52.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Iran, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 48.6% less on education
Iran spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 65.7% less on healthcare
Iran spends 6.7% 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 2.1 times more coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 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
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