Quality of life comparison

be 15.8% less likely to be obese

In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 12.2 years less

In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 37.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Ireland, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.8% as of 2022.

pay a 12.5% lower top tax rate

Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

make 96.6% less money

Ireland has a GDP per capita of $112,400 as of 2022, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2022.

be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

have 2.5 times more children

In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 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 38.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 9.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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.

be 79.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Ireland, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, 21% of the population do as of 2021.

be 66.3% less likely to have internet access

In Ireland, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 51.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Ireland, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (97% 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 54.8% less on education

Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 64.8% less on healthcare

Ireland spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 3.6 times more coastline

Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.