Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 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 53.7% less likely to be obese
In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 78.3% more money
Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 91.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
Life
have 44.3% more children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 20.1 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 57.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kiribati, approximately 92.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 41.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kiribati, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. 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 71.1% less likely to have internet access
In Kiribati, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 42.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kiribati, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access (97% 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 84.7% less on education
Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 77.7% less on healthcare
Kiribati spends 10.3% 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 4.5 times more coastline
Kiribati has a total of 1,143 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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