If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Chad, you would:

Health

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

In Chad, 1.1% 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 10.3 years longer

In Chad, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 61 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 3.5 times more likely to be obese

In Chad, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.3 times more money

Chad has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 12.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Chad, 42.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 30.0% lower top tax rate

Chad has a top tax rate of 60.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Chad, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

Life

be 2.4 times more likely to be literate

In Chad, the literacy rate is 26.8% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 48.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Chad, approximately 65.5 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 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Chad, approximately 63.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

have 28.3% fewer children

In Chad, there are approximately 39.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 62.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Chad, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (43% in urban areas, and 1% 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 77.8% more likely to have internet access

In Chad, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 22.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Chad, approximately 61% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 52% 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.

Expenditures

spend 51.7% less on education

Chad spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 53.7% less on healthcare

Chad spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea, General Inspectorate of Finance.

Papua New Guinea: At a glance

Papua New Guinea (sometimes abbreviated PNG) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 452,860 sq km. The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville ended in 1997 after claiming some 20,000 lives.
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