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

Health

live 8.2 years less

In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 76.3% less money

Thailand has a GDP per capita of $17,300 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Thailand, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.

be 3.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Thailand, 9.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate

Thailand has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.9 times more children

In Thailand, there are approximately 10.1 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 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Thailand, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.

be 31.6% less likely to be literate

In Thailand, the literacy rate is 93.8% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 5.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Thailand, approximately 6.5 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 Thailand, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 59% of the population do as of 2018.

be 85.9% less likely to have internet access

In Thailand, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.

be 52.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Thailand, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 36.7% less on education

Thailand spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 39.5% less on healthcare

Thailand spends 3.8% 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 60.0% more coastline

Thailand has a total of 3,219 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, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand, 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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