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

Health

live 6.7 years less

In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 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 52.1% more likely to be obese

In Seychelles, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 16.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Seychelles, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.

make 83.2% less money

Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $24,400 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.

be 46.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Seychelles, 25.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 2.8 times higher top tax rate

Seychelles has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Seychelles, there are approximately 12.4 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 33.1% less likely to be literate

In Seychelles, the literacy rate is 95.9% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Seychelles, approximately 10.6 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 41.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Seychelles, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 59% of the population do as of 2018.

be 86.1% less likely to have internet access

In Seychelles, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.

be 50.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Seychelles, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 48% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 51.3% less on education

Seychelles 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.

spend 55.8% less on healthcare

Seychelles 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 10.5 times more coastline

Seychelles has a total of 491 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, Ministry of Finance, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea: At a glance

Papua New Guinea (sometimes abbreviated PNG) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 452,860 sq km. The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville ended in 1997 after claiming some 20,000 lives.
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