Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
live 14.9 years longer
In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2020. In Australia, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020.
be 36.2% more likely to be obese
In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Australia, that number is 29.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 13.6 times more money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $3,700 as of 2017, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $50,400 as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Australia, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
Life
be 95.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Australia, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 90.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 33.2 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2020.
have 44.9% fewer children
In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 22.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Australia, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 4.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 23% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In Australia, 100% of the population do as of 2016.
be 7.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.2% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Australia, about 86.5% do as of 2018.
be 2.3 times more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 43% of people have improved drinking water access (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Australia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Geography
see 5.0 times more coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Australia: At a glance
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