Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.3 years longer

In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 3.2 times more likely to be obese

In Sudan, 6.6% of adults are obese as of 2014. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 87.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Sudan, 19.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.

be 20.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sudan, 46.5% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 2.8 times higher top tax rate

Sudan has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 50.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sudan, approximately 295.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.

be 20.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Sudan, approximately 42.3 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.

have 13.3% fewer children

In Sudan, there are approximately 33.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, there are 29.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 25.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Sudan, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 35% 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 60.7% less likely to have internet access

In Sudan, approximately 28.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.

be 45.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sudan, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 81% 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 13.6% less on education

Sudan spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 50.0% less on healthcare

Sudan spends 4.6% 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 6.0 times more coastline

Sudan has a total of 853 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, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea, Sudan Chamber of Taxation.

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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