Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Senegal instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
be 58.7% less likely to be obese
In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Senegal, that number is 8.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 19.5% less money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
be 19.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Senegal, that number is 48.0% as of 2007.
be 26.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Senegal, however, that number is 46.7% as of 2011.
Life
be 2.2 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 Senegal, 315.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.2% less likely to be literate
In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 64.2% as of 2015. In Senegal, it is 51.9% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 20.5% 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 Senegal, that number is 71% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 50% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 3.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Senegal, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
be 83.8% 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 Senegal, that number is 87% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.8 times more on education
Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Senegal spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 78.3% more on healthcare
Papua New Guinea spends 2.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Senegal, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 89.7% less coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Senegal, that number is 531 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Senegal: At a glance
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