Quality of life comparison

be 17.4% less likely to be obese

In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 5.8 years less

In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 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 70.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Iran, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 74.1% less money

Iran has a GDP per capita of $16,200 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 97.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

have 96.5% more children

In Iran, there are approximately 14.3 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 8.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Iran, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 27.6% less likely to be literate

In Iran, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Iran, approximately 14.8 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 Iran, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, 19% of the population do as of 2022.

be 59.5% less likely to have internet access

In Iran, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 52.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Iran, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 61.1% less on education

Iran spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 52.8% less on healthcare

Iran spends 5.3% 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

Iran has a total of 2,440 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.