Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of China, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years less
In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to be obese
In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 44.2% less likely to be unemployed
In China, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.8% as of 2022.
make 79.1% less money
China has a GDP per capita of $18,200 as of 2022, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In China, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 23.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.
be 33.7% less likely to be literate
In China, the literacy rate is 96.8% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 6.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 79.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In China, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, 21% of the population do as of 2021.
be 56.2% less likely to have internet access
In China, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.
be 50.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In China, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 92% 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 61.1% less on education
China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 55.4% less on healthcare
China spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 64.5% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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