Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Mongolia, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years less
In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 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
be 68.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Mongolia, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
make 64.3% less money
Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 30.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mongolia, 28.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
pay a 4.2 times higher top tax rate
Mongolia has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 83.3% more children
In Mongolia, there are approximately 15.8 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 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mongolia, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 35.3% less likely to be literate
In Mongolia, the literacy rate is 99.2% as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
be 66.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Mongolia, approximately 20.2 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 35.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mongolia, approximately 91% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 73% 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 82.5% less likely to have internet access
In Mongolia, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 45.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mongolia, approximately 88% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 64% 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 61.2% less on education
Mongolia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 39.5% less on healthcare
Mongolia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea, General Department of National Taxation.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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