Quality of life comparison

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

In Antigua and Barbuda, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.

live 8.4 years less

In Antigua and Barbuda, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 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 12.7% more likely to be obese

In Antigua and Barbuda, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

be 75.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 85.4% less money

Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $28,700 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

have 88.6% more children

In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 14.9 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 35.2% less likely to be literate

In Antigua and Barbuda, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Antigua and Barbuda, 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.

be 81.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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 66.7% less likely to have internet access

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 50.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 48% of people do as of 2020.

spend 63.2% less on education

Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 55.4% less on healthcare

Antigua and Barbuda spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 33.7 times more coastline

Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.