Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 20.1 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 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 96.5% less money

Monaco has a GDP per capita of $115,700 as of 2015, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.

be 25.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Monaco, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.

Life

have 4.4 times more children

In Monaco, there are approximately 6.7 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 19.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Monaco, approximately 1.8 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 Monaco, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 59% of the population do as of 2018.

be 88.7% less likely to have internet access

In Monaco, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.

be 52.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Monaco, 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 58.3% more on education

Monaco spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 53.3% more on healthcare

Monaco spends 1.5% 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 1256.6 times more coastline

Monaco has a total of 4 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

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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