Quality of life comparison

be 17.1% less likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 10.2 years less

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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 68.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 83.7% less money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $25,800 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 45.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Costa Rica, 25.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 2.8 times higher top tax rate

Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

have 2.6 times more children

In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.8 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 8.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Costa Rica, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 34.5% less likely to be literate

In Costa Rica, the literacy rate is 98.0% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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 Costa Rica, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, 19% of the population do as of 2022.

be 61.4% less likely to have internet access

In Costa Rica, approximately 83.0% 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 Costa Rica, 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 79.1% less on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 68.4% less on healthcare

Costa Rica spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 4.0 times more coastline

Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.