Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:
Health
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.
Economy
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.
Life
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.
Basic Needs
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.
Expenditures
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.
Geography
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.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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