Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 55.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
live 1.9 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 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 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 95.2% more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 63.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
be 32.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
Life
be 63.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Togo, approximately 41.2 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 37.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 19% 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 54.2% less likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 36.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Togo, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (94% in urban areas, and 60% 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 62.0% less on education
Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 59.6% less on healthcare
Togo spends 5.7% 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 92.0 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 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
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