Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
live 5.5 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 Colombia, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.3 times more money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $13,400 as of 2020.
pay a 21.4% lower top tax rate
Papua New Guinea has a top tax rate of 42.0% as of 2016. In Colombia, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
be 4.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Colombia, that number is 10.5% as of 2019.
Life
be 42.8% 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 Colombia, 83.0 women do as of 2017.
be 48.9% more likely to be literate
In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 64.2% as of 2015. In Colombia, it is 95.6% as of 2020.
be 65.3% 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 Colombia, on the other hand, 11.7 children do as of 2022.
have 47.6% fewer children
In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 29.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Colombia, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 64.7% more 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 Colombia, that number is 97% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 6.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Colombia, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
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 (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Colombia, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 88% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Colombia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 3.3 times more on healthcare
Papua New Guinea spends 2.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 37.7% less coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Colombia, that number is 3,208 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN), Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.
Colombia: At a glance
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