Quality of life comparison

be 69.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Central African Republic, 2.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.

live 13.9 years longer

In Central African Republic, the average life expectancy is 56 years (54 years for men, 57 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 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In Central African Republic, 7.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

make 4.2 times more money

Central African Republic has a GDP per capita of $1,000 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 57.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Central African Republic, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

be 46.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Central African Republic, 68.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

be 77.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Central African Republic, approximately 835.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 71.2% more likely to be literate

In Central African Republic, the literacy rate is 37.5% as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 59.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Central African Republic, approximately 83.0 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.

have 11.9% fewer children

In Central African Republic, there are approximately 31.9 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 21.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In Central African Republic, approximately 16% of people have electricity access (35% in urban areas, and 2% 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 2.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Central African Republic, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 24.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Central African Republic, approximately 63% of people have improved drinking water access (84% in urban areas, and 48% 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 36.4% less on education

Central African Republic spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 73.4% less on healthcare

Central African Republic spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.