Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 2.5 times more likely to be obese

In Pakistan, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 58.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Pakistan, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.

make 10.9% less money

Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.

be 52.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Pakistan, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 2.1 times higher top tax rate

Pakistan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 10.7% more likely to be literate

In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 37.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Pakistan, approximately 54.0 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 25.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Pakistan, approximately 79% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 72% 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 56.0% less likely to have internet access

In Pakistan, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.

be 49.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Pakistan, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 92% 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 24.0% less on education

Pakistan spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 32.4% less on healthcare

Pakistan spends 3.4% 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 4.9 times more coastline

Pakistan has a total of 1,046 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, Federal Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.

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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