Quality of life comparison

be 35.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.

be 13.8% less likely to be obese

In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 6.3 years less

In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 40.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Jamaica, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 59.2% less money

Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Jamaica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 68.0% higher top tax rate

Jamaica has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

have 80.1% more children

In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.6 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 93.9% more likely to die during childbirth

In Jamaica, approximately 99.0 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 Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 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 Jamaica, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 61.0% less likely to have internet access

In Jamaica, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 50.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Jamaica, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 94% 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 76.7% less on education

Jamaica spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 62.1% less on healthcare

Jamaica spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 5.0 times more coastline

Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.