Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
be 18.4% less likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
live 4.2 years less
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 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 70.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.
make 52.3% less money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.
be 7.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
pay a 10.5% higher top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 67.3% more children
In Morocco, there are approximately 16.8 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 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.
be 15.4% less likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
be 74.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Morocco, approximately 19.2 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 Morocco, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, 19% of the population do as of 2022.
be 63.6% less likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.
be 47.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Morocco, approximately 91% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 48% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 79.4% less on education
Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 58.3% less on healthcare
Morocco spends 6.0% 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 2.8 times more coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 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, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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