Quality of life comparison

be 33.4% less likely to be obese

In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 5.0 years less

In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 63.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Egypt, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 75.3% less money

Egypt has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 24.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 86.7% higher top tax rate

Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

have 44.1% more children

In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 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 11.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 12.2% less likely to be literate

In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 89.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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 81.0% less likely to have access to electricity

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

be 55.6% less likely to have internet access

In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 52.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Egypt, 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 44.0% less on education

Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 43.2% less on healthcare

Egypt spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 2.1 times more coastline

Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.