Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Niue, you would:
Health
be 57.4% less likely to be obese
In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 79.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
make 29.3% less money
Niue has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2003, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 86.2% less likely to have internet access
In Niue, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 51.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Niue, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 48% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 56.6% less on healthcare
Niue spends 5.3% 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 80.5 times more coastline
Niue has a total of 64 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
How big is Papua New Guinea compared to Niue? See an in-depth size comparison.