Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Ghana, you would:

Health

be 47.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.

be 95.4% more likely to be obese

In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 14.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Ghana, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 37.3% less money

Ghana has a GDP per capita of $6,700 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 58.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 68.0% higher top tax rate

Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 27.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ghana, approximately 263.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 18.7% less likely to be literate

In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

Basic Needs

be 77.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 74% 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 52.9% less likely to have internet access

In Ghana, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 48.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Ghana, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 84% 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 65.0% less on education

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 37.5% less on healthcare

Ghana spends 4.0% 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 9.6 times more coastline

Ghana has a total of 539 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, Ghana Revenue Authority, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.

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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