Quality of life comparison

be 40.0% less likely to be obese

In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 6.6 years less

In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 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 86.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Jordan, 19.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.

make 58.2% less money

Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.

be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 2.1 times higher top tax rate

Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

have 28.6% more children

In Jordan, there are approximately 22.6 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 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Jordan, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.

be 34.6% less likely to be literate

In Jordan, the literacy rate is 98.2% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Jordan, approximately 13.9 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.

be 41.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Jordan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 59% of the population do as of 2018.

be 83.6% less likely to have internet access

In Jordan, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.

be 52.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Jordan, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% 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.

spend 36.7% less on education

Jordan spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 69.7% less on healthcare

Jordan spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2019.

see 198.2 times more coastline

Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.