Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 12.8 years longer

In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Anguilla, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 3.0 times more money

Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Anguilla, the GDP per capita is $12,200 as of 2008.

be 37.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Anguilla, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2002.

be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Papua New Guinea, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Anguilla, that number is 8.0% as of 2002.

Life

be 90.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 33.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Anguilla, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.

have 58.6% fewer children

In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 29.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Anguilla, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 7.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Anguilla, about 82.0% do as of 2019.

be 2.1 times more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Anguilla, 98% of people do as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 89.5% more on education

Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Anguilla spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

Geography

see 98.8% less coastline

Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Anguilla, that number is 61 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Anguilla: At a glance

Anguilla is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 91 sq km. Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
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