Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chad instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
be 40.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Papua New Guinea, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
be 73.6% less likely to be obese
In Papua New Guinea, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 7.4% of people as of 2024.
have 39.3% more doctors per person
Papua New Guinea has 0.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Chad has 0.8 as of 2023.
live 11.0 years less
In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die by suicide
Papua New Guinea has a suicide rate of 1.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chad, it is 5.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 58.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chad, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.
make 66.1% less money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $3,020 as of 2025, while in Chad, the GDP per capita is $1,022 as of 2025.
Life
have 78.1% more children
In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chad, there are 43.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.0 times more 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 Chad, 748.0 women do as of 2023.
be 69.2% less likely to be literate
In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 87.0% as of 2022. In Chad, it is 26.8% as of 2021.
be 79.9% more 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 Chad, on the other hand, 56.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 41.5% less 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 Chad, that number is 12% of people on average (48% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 32.9% less likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 18.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Chad, about 12.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 4.1 times more on education
Papua New Guinea spends 0.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Chad spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 74.2% more on healthcare
Papua New Guinea spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 77.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Papua New Guinea, road accidents kill 14.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chad, they kill 26.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 33.0 times more strain on fresh water
Papua New Guinea withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chad withdraws 4% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 73.1% less CO2
Papua New Guinea emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chad emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Papua New Guinea, air pollution causes 38.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Chad, it causes 95.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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