Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 92.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
live 3.0 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 23.8% more likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 92.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
make 53.9% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
pay a 13.5% higher top tax rate
Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 25.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 195.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
have 16.1% more children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 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 29.8% less likely to be literate
In Namibia, the literacy rate is 91.5% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
be 14.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 73.2% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 48.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Namibia, approximately 91% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 83% 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 79.8% less on education
Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 72.9% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.5% 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 3.3 times more coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 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, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea, Inland Revenue Department.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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