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

Health

live 13.8 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 Malta, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 35.7% more likely to be obese

In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 9.6 times more money

Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $39,200 as of 2020.

be 68.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Papua New Guinea, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Malta, that number is 0.8% as of 2019.

be 53.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Malta, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.

pay a 16.7% lower top tax rate

Papua New Guinea has a top tax rate of 42.0% as of 2016. In Malta, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 95.9% 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 Malta, 6.0 women do as of 2017.

be 47.2% more likely to be literate

In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 64.2% as of 2015. In Malta, it is 94.5% as of 2018.

be 86.5% 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 Malta, on the other hand, 4.5 children do as of 2022.

have 66.5% fewer children

In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 29.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malta, there are 9.7 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 Malta, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 7.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Malta, about 87.0% 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 Malta, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.5 times more on education

Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Malta spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2017.

spend 3.6 times more on healthcare

Papua New Guinea spends 2.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malta, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 96.2% less coastline

Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.

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