Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 78.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.

be 3.0 times more likely to be obese

In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 93.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Kenya, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.

pay a 40.0% higher top tax rate

Kenya has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 57.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kenya, approximately 342.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.

have 10.0% more children

In Kenya, there are approximately 26.4 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 21.2% less likely to be literate

In Kenya, the literacy rate is 81.5% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 20.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Kenya, approximately 27.9 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.

Basic Needs

be 30.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Kenya, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 79% 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 38.3% less likely to have internet access

In Kenya, approximately 17.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.

be 33.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% 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 62.7% less on education

Kenya spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 50.0% less on healthcare

Kenya spends 4.6% 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 9.6 times more coastline

Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.

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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