Quality of life comparison

be 59.7% less likely to be obese

In Marshall Islands, 52.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 5.2 years less

In Marshall Islands, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 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 92.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Marshall Islands, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2006. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.8% as of 2022.

make 36.7% less money

Marshall Islands has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2022, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2022.

be 5.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Marshall Islands, 7.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

have 32.5% more children

In Marshall Islands, there are approximately 21.2 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 34.7% less likely to be literate

In Marshall Islands, the literacy rate is 98.3% as of 2011. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 55.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Marshall Islands, approximately 21.7 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 79.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Marshall Islands, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21% of people on average (65% in urban areas, and 14% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 17.3% less likely to have internet access

In Marshall Islands, approximately 38.7% 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 Marshall Islands, 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 89.7% less on education

Marshall Islands spends 13.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 80.8% less on healthcare

Marshall Islands spends 13.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 13.9 times more coastline

Marshall Islands has a total of 370 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.