Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
be 63.4% less likely to be obese
In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Comoros, that number is 7.8% of people as of 2016.
live 2.2 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 Comoros, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 24.4% less money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,100 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% as of 2014.
be 14.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Comoros, however, that number is 42.4% as of 2013.
Life
be 88.3% 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 Comoros, 273.0 women do as of 2017.
be 70.0% 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 Comoros, on the other hand, 57.1 children do as of 2022.
have 22.4% fewer children
In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 29.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Comoros, there are 22.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 18.8% 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 Comoros, that number is 70% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 91.6% 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 Comoros, that number is 91% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 88% in rural areas) as of 2017.
be 27.3% less likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Comoros, about 8.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 31.6% more on education
Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Comoros spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Papua New Guinea spends 2.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Comoros, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.4% less coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Comoros, that number is 340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Comoros: At a glance
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