Quality of life comparison

be 23.9% less likely to be obese

In Chile, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 10.4 years less

In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 70.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Chile, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 85.8% less money

Chile has a GDP per capita of $29,500 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 3.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Chile, 10.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

have 2.3 times more children

In Chile, there are approximately 12.4 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 12.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Chile, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 33.8% less likely to be literate

In Chile, the literacy rate is 97.0% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 5.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Chile, approximately 6.5 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 81.0% less likely to have access to electricity

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

be 64.4% less likely to have internet access

In Chile, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 52.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Chile, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 75.0% less on education

Chile spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 74.5% less on healthcare

Chile spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 19.9% less coastline

Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.