Quality of life comparison

live 7.5 years less

In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 2.5 times more likely to be obese

In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

be 35.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Maldives, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 81.2% less money

Maldives has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 6.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Maldives, 5.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

have 86.1% more children

In Maldives, there are approximately 15.1 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 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Maldives, approximately 57.0 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 Maldives, the literacy rate is 97.9% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 30.7% more likely to die during infancy

In Maldives, approximately 25.7 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 Maldives, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, 19% of the population do as of 2022.

be 62.8% less likely to have internet access

In Maldives, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

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

In Maldives, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (99% 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 75.9% less on education

Maldives spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 78.1% less on healthcare

Maldives spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 8.0 times more coastline

Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.