Quality of life comparison

live 4.3 years less

In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 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 80.5% more likely to be obese

In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

be 77.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Cabo Verde, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 48.8% less money

Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

have 57.0% more children

In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 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 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Cabo Verde, approximately 42.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 29.3% less likely to be literate

In Cabo Verde, the literacy rate is 90.8% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 42.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 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 80.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Cabo Verde, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 97% 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 54.3% less likely to have internet access

In Cabo Verde, approximately 70.0% 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 Cabo Verde, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% 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 81.6% less on education

Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 58.3% less on healthcare

Cabo Verde spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 5.3 times more coastline

Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.