Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 43.8% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
live 9.7 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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
make 91.8% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
Life
have 63.3% more children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 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 12.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 33.5% less likely to be literate
In Kuwait, the literacy rate is 96.5% as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 Kuwait, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 59% of the population do as of 2018.
be 88.9% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 52.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kuwait, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 48% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 71.2% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 58.2% less on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.5% 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 10.3 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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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