Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lebanon, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2024.
live 11.7 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
see 79.3% less spent on your healthcare
Lebanon spends $644 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Papua New Guinea spends $133 as of 2023.
have 97.7% fewer doctors per person
Lebanon has 26.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Papua New Guinea has 0.6 as of 2023.
have 58.9% less access to essential health services
Lebanon scores 73 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Papua New Guinea scores 30 as of 2021.
be 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Lebanon has a suicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 76.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2025.
make 32.5% less money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $4,473 as of 2024, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $3,020 as of 2025.
Life
have 52.2% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 12.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, 189.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 15.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, on the other hand, 31.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 79.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Lebanon, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 20% of people on average (65% in urban areas, and 13% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 76.7% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 80.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, about 18.8% do as of 2024.
be 42.4% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Lebanon, approximately 93% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, 53% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 36.1% less on education
Lebanon spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Papua New Guinea spends 0.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 48.5% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 22.9 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.
Safety
be 53.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Lebanon, road accidents kill 9.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, they kill 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 99.8% less strain on fresh water
Lebanon withdraws 59% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Papua New Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 96.8% less home broadband
Lebanon has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Papua New Guinea has 0.2 as of 2024.
Environment
be 35.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Lebanon, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, it causes 38.0 as of 2019.
emit 72.6% less CO2
Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Papua New Guinea emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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