If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

Health

be 57.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% 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 7.2 years longer

In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 40.0% less money

Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $7,000 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 10.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

Life

be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 39.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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 28.6% less likely to be literate

In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 89.9% as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

Basic Needs

be 73.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 45% 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 28.9% less likely to have internet access

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 40.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 69% 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 58.8% less on education

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 24.2% less on healthcare

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% 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 10.0 times more coastline

Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 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

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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