Quality of life comparison

be 25.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Bahamas, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.

be 32.6% less likely to be obese

In Bahamas, 31.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 6.7 years less

In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 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 71.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Bahamas, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 86.9% less money

Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $32,000 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 4.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bahamas, 9.3% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

have 2.1 times more children

In Bahamas, there are approximately 13.1 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 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Bahamas, approximately 77.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Bahamas, approximately 12.8 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 Bahamas, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, 19% of the population do as of 2022.

be 66.0% less likely to have internet access

In Bahamas, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 52.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Bahamas, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 48% of people do as of 2020.

spend 50.0% less on education

Bahamas spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 67.1% less on healthcare

Bahamas spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 45.5% more coastline

Bahamas has a total of 3,542 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.