Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 14.2 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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.
Economy
be 35.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.8% as of 2022.
make 93.5% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $58,500 as of 2022, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2022.
be 85.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
pay a 2.8 times higher top tax rate
Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 3.7 times more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 7.6 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 13.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 79.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Hong Kong, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, 21% of the population do as of 2021.
be 65.6% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.
be 52.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Hong Kong, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 48% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 65.0% less on education
Hong Kong spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 7.0 times more coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 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, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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