Quality of life comparison

live 6.5 years less

In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 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 59.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Latvia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 88.9% less money

Latvia has a GDP per capita of $37,800 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 64.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 82.6% higher top tax rate

Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

have 3.4 times more children

In Latvia, there are approximately 8.3 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 10.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Latvia, approximately 18.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 35.7% less likely to be literate

In Latvia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 6.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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 Latvia, 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 Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 52.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Latvia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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

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

spend 66.7% less on healthcare

Latvia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 10.3 times more coastline

Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.