Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 18.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
be 19.3% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
live 3.0 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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.
Economy
be 71.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
be 47.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
make 74.5% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
pay a 10.5% higher top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 88.8% more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 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 20.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.0% less likely to be literate
In Suriname, the literacy rate is 94.4% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
be 11.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Suriname, approximately 30.2 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 39.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Suriname, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2018. 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 84.3% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 52.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Suriname, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 73.6% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 76.3% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% 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 13.3 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 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
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