Quality of life comparison

be 70.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.0% 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 5.8 years longer

In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

make 75.0% more money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $2,400 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 16.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

be 22.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea-Bissau, 47.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

be 73.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 725.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 21.4% more likely to be literate

In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 52.9% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 31.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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 22.9% fewer children

In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 49.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 37% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 16% 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 35.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (91% 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 48.1% less on education

Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 70.2% less on healthcare

Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 14.7 times more coastline

Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.