Quality of life comparison

be 27.6% less likely to be obese

In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 14.4 years less

In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 50.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Canada, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 92.5% less money

Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,800 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 3.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 27.3% higher top tax rate

Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

have 2.8 times more children

In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 17.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Canada, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 7.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Canada, approximately 4.4 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 Canada, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, 19% of the population do as of 2022.

be 65.6% less likely to have internet access

In Canada, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 52.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Canada, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 99% 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 73.1% less on education

Canada spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 80.6% less on healthcare

Canada spends 12.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 97.5% less coastline

Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.