Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
be 54.9% less likely to be obese
In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
live 7.2 years less
In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 60.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Benin, that number is 1.0% as of 2014.
make 19.5% less money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 41.7% more children
In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 29.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Benin, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Benin, 397.0 women do as of 2017.
be 34.0% less likely to be literate
In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 64.2% as of 2015. In Benin, it is 42.4% as of 2018.
be 66.0% more 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 Benin, on the other hand, 55.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Benin, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
be 57.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 75% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 44.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Benin, that number is 33% of people on average (58% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 57.9% more on education
Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Benin spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 97.7% less coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
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