Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 8.1 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 26.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.8% as of 2022.
make 65.1% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2022, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2022.
be 46.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate
Ecuador 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 58.8% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 66.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.
be 31.6% less likely to be literate
In Ecuador, the literacy rate is 93.9% as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
be 85.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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 79.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ecuador, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21% of people on average (65% in urban areas, and 14% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 57.9% less likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.
be 50.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Ecuador, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 87% 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 62.2% less on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 70.6% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.3 times more coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 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, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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