Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
live 15.4 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 Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
be 79.8% less likely to be obese
In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 10.1 times more money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 56.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
pay a 33.2% higher top tax rate
Papua New Guinea has a top tax rate of 42.0% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.6% 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 Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 94.3% 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 76.1% fewer children
In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 29.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 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 Japan, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 8.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Japan, about 90.0% 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 as of 2020. In Japan, 99% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 68.4% more on education
Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 4.7 times more on healthcare
Papua New Guinea spends 2.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.8 times more coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
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