Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
be 15.5% less likely to be obese
In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
live 5.7 years less
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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
make 46.4% more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 47.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
Life
have 34.6% more children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 21.6 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 2.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 26.6% less likely to be literate
In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 87.5% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 57.7% less likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 48.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Vanuatu, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% 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 17.4% less on education
Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 32.4% less on healthcare
Vanuatu spends 3.4% 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 2.0 times more coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 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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