Quality of life comparison

be 18.4% less likely to be obese

In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 13.9 years less

In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 21.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

pay a 16.0% lower top tax rate

Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

make 91.3% less money

Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 68.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

have 47.1% more children

In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 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 64.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 34.4% less likely to be literate

In Israel, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2011. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 9.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 Israel, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, 19% of the population do as of 2022.

be 64.4% less likely to have internet access

In Israel, approximately 90.0% 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 Israel, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 80.3% less on education

Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 69.9% less on healthcare

Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 18.9 times more coastline

Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.