Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Finland instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

Health

live 12.3 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 Finland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 11.5 times more money

Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Finland, the GDP per capita is $47,300 as of 2020.

be 67.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Finland, however, that number is 12.2% as of 2019.

be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Papua New Guinea, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Finland, that number is 6.6% as of 2019.

pay a 22.9% higher top tax rate

Papua New Guinea has a top tax rate of 42.0% as of 2016. In Finland, the top tax rate is 51.6% as of 2016.

Life

be 97.9% 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 Finland, 3.0 women do as of 2017.

be 93.7% 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 Finland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2022.

have 64.1% fewer children

In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 29.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Finland, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 69.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 59% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In Finland, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 8.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Finland, about 92.0% 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 Finland, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 3.3 times more on education

Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Finland spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 4.0 times more on healthcare

Papua New Guinea spends 2.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Finland, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 75.7% less coastline

Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.

Finland: At a glance

Finland is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 303,815 sq km. Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries, and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It gained complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it successfully defended its independence through cooperation with Germany and resisted subsequent invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, Finland transformed from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is among the highest in Western Europe. A member of the European Union since 1995, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro single currency at its initiation in January 1999. In the 21st century, the key features of Finland's modern welfare state are high quality education, promotion of equality, and a national social welfare system - currently challenged by an aging population and the fluctuations of an export-driven economy.
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