Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Andorra instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
live 17.9 years longer
In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024. In Andorra, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 38.9% less likely to be obese
In Papua New Guinea, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Andorra, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2024.
see 41.5 times more spent on your healthcare
Papua New Guinea spends $133 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Andorra spends $5,519 as of 2023.
have 83.1 times more doctors per person
Papua New Guinea has 0.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Andorra has 50.7 as of 2023.
have 2.6 times more access to essential health services
Papua New Guinea scores 30 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Andorra scores 79 as of 2021.
Economy
make 18.0 times more money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $3,020 as of 2025, while in Andorra, the GDP per capita is $54,292 as of 2025.
Life
be 94.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 189.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Andorra, 11.0 women do as of 2023.
be 92.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 31.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Andorra, on the other hand, 2.4 children do as of 2024.
have 71.8% fewer children
In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Andorra, there are 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 4.9 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 20% of people have electricity access (65% in urban areas, and 13% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Andorra, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 5.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 18.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Andorra, about 94.4% do as of 2024.
be 87.6% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 53% of people have access to drinking water (84% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Andorra, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Papua New Guinea spends 0.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Andorra spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Papua New Guinea spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Andorra, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 83.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Papua New Guinea, road accidents kill 14.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Andorra, they kill 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 227.7 times more home broadband
Papua New Guinea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Andorra has 52.4 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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