Quality of life comparison

be 18.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Liberia, 1.1% 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 4.0 years longer

In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

make 2.5 times more money

Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2022, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2022.

be 27.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Liberia, 50.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

be 70.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Liberia, approximately 652.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 32.9% more likely to be literate

In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 24.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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.

have 13.3% fewer children

In Liberia, there are approximately 32.4 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 29.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Liberia, approximately 30% of people have electricity access (50% in urban areas, and 8% 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 43.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 71% 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.

spend 48.1% less on education

Liberia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 73.7% less on healthcare

Liberia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 8.9 times more coastline

Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.