Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 24.2% more money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 94.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 48.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
be 20.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Senegal, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
Life
be 54.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Senegal, approximately 315.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.7% more likely to be literate
In Senegal, the literacy rate is 51.9% as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 17.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 50% 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 74.4% less likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 45.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Senegal, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 79% 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 64.2% less on education
Senegal spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 43.9% less on healthcare
Senegal spends 4.1% 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 9.7 times more coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 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.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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