If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 10.8 years less

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 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 78.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Virgin Islands, 12.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.8% as of 2022.

make 89.7% less money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,000 as of 2016, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2022.

be 28.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Virgin Islands, 28.9% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

Life

have 2.5 times more children

In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 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 4.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 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 Virgin Islands, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, 21% of the population do as of 2021.

be 50.6% less likely to have internet access

In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 51.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Virgin Islands, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 48% of people do as of 2020.

Geography

see 27.4 times more coastline

Virgin Islands has a total of 188 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

Papua New Guinea (sometimes abbreviated PNG) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 452,860 sq km. The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville ended in 1997 after claiming some 20,000 lives.
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