Quality of life comparison

be 22.3% less likely to be obese

In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 8.6 years less

In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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 77.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Algeria, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 72.5% less money

Algeria has a GDP per capita of $15,300 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 6.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate

Algeria 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.

have 39.1% more children

In Algeria, there are approximately 20.2 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 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Algeria, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 21.1% less likely to be literate

In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 70.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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.

be 81.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Algeria, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 19% of people on average (65% in urban areas, and 14% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 54.9% less likely to have internet access

In Algeria, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 52.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Algeria, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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 80.0% less on education

Algeria spends 7.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 60.3% less on healthcare

Algeria spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 5.2 times more coastline

Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.