Quality of life comparison

live 6.3 years less

In Grenada, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 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 89.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Grenada, 24.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 73.6% less money

Grenada has a GDP per capita of $15,900 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 48.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Grenada, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

have 2.1 times more children

In Grenada, there are approximately 13.3 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 9.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Grenada, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 34.9% less likely to be literate

In Grenada, the literacy rate is 98.6% as of 2014. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Grenada, approximately 9.4 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 79.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Grenada, approximately 94% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 96% 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 59.0% less likely to have internet access

In Grenada, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 50.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Grenada, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 48% of people do as of 2020.

spend 61.1% less on education

Grenada 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 56.9% less on healthcare

Grenada spends 5.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 42.6 times more coastline

Grenada has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.