Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Monaco, you would:
Health
live 20.1 years less
In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 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
make 96.4% less money
Monaco has a GDP per capita of $115,700 as of 2015, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.
be 32.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Monaco, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.
Life
have 4.3 times more children
In Monaco, there are approximately 6.5 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 19.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Monaco, approximately 1.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 81.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Monaco, 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 Monaco, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.
be 52.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Monaco, 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 16.7% more on education
Monaco spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 47.1% more on healthcare
Monaco spends 1.7% 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 1256.6 times more coastline
Monaco has a total of 4 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.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
How big is Papua New Guinea compared to Monaco? See an in-depth size comparison.