Quality of life comparison

live 4.1 years longer

In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 57.8% more likely to be obese

In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

be 89.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Djibouti, 26.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 35.4% less money

Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $6,500 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 75.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

be 17.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Djibouti, approximately 234.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 28.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Djibouti, approximately 46.9 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.

have 28.9% more children

In Djibouti, there are approximately 21.8 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 70.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Djibouti, approximately 65% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 36% 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 53.6% less likely to have internet access

In Djibouti, approximately 69.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 47.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Djibouti, approximately 91% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 59% 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 61.1% less on education

Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 25.0% more on healthcare

Djibouti spends 2.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 16.4 times more coastline

Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.