Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
be 23.7% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
live 9.0 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 67.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
make 81.0% less money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 4.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
pay a 40.0% higher top tax rate
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 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 8.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 35.0% less likely to be literate
In Uruguay, the literacy rate is 98.8% as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 41.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Uruguay, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 59% of the population do as of 2018.
be 87.2% less likely to have internet access
In Uruguay, approximately 86.0% 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 Uruguay, 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 59.6% less on education
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 75.5% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.4% 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 7.8 times more coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 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, Dirección General Impositiva, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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