Quality of life comparison

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

In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.

live 9.1 years less

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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 66.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 75.9% less money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $17,400 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

pay a 25.4% higher top tax rate

Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

have 2.6 times more children

In Barbados, there are approximately 10.7 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 4.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 35.5% less likely to be literate

In Barbados, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2014. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. 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 Barbados, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, 19% of the population do as of 2022.

be 62.8% less likely to have internet access

In Barbados, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

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

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

spend 78.5% less on education

Barbados spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 65.3% less on healthcare

Barbados spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 53.1 times more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.