Quality of life comparison

be 72.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Republic of the Congo, 3.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.

live 7.3 years longer

In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

make 20.6% more money

Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.

be 93.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.

be 61.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 378.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.

be 29.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 47.9 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.

be 20.0% less likely to be literate

In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.3% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 22.2% more likely to have internet access

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.

be 18.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 36% 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 43.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 56% 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.

spend 51.3% less on education

Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

see 30.5 times more coastline

Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.