Quality of life comparison

be 51.6% less likely to be obese

In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

be 100.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Papua New Guinea, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 1.8 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 Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

make 46.3% less money

Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

be 31.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Gambia, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2015.

be 4.1 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 Gambia, 597.0 women do as of 2017.

be 20.9% less likely to be literate

In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 64.2% as of 2015. In Gambia, it is 50.8% as of 2015.

be 10.7% 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 3.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Gambia, about 37.0% do as of 2020.

be 88.4% 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 Gambia, that number is 90% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 16.8% 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 Gambia, that number is 49% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019.

spend 52.6% more on education

Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Gambia spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 65.2% more on healthcare

Papua New Guinea spends 2.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

see 98.4% less coastline

Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.