Quality of life comparison

be 26.3% less likely to be obese

In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 13.8 years less

In Malta, 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 15.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Malta, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 92.7% less money

Malta has a GDP per capita of $57,200 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 Malta, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate

Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

have 3.0 times more children

In Malta, there are approximately 9.4 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 Malta, 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 32.3% less likely to be literate

In Malta, the literacy rate is 94.9% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 7.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Malta, approximately 4.5 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 Malta, 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 Malta, 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 Malta, 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 76.3% less on education

Malta spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 76.9% less on healthcare

Malta spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 26.2 times more coastline

Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.