Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 5.6 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 28.1% more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 43.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
be 11.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
Basic Needs
be 31.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% 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 62.1% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 45.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% 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 72.1% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 68.1% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 7.2% 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 7.3 times more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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
How big is Papua New Guinea compared to Timor-Leste? See an in-depth size comparison.