Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 33.4% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
live 9.3 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 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.
Economy
be 77.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.
make 65.9% less money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.
be 35.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
pay a 2.1 times higher top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 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 9.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.
be 32.5% less likely to be literate
In Lebanon, the literacy rate is 95.1% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 81.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Lebanon, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, 19% of the population do as of 2022.
be 63.2% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% 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 Lebanon, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 48% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.6% less on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 68.8% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 22.9 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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