Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Peru, you would:
Economy
be 62.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
make 63.7% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 83.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
pay a 40.0% higher top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 68.7% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, there are 29.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 64.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.1% less likely to be literate
In Peru, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 10.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, on the other hand, 33.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 39.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Peru, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 59% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 83.1% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 49.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Peru, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 48% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 54.8% less on education
Peru spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 55.8% less on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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