Quality of life comparison

 Mozambique
compared to
 Papua New Guinea

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Mozambique, you would:

Health

be 92.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.

live 12.3 years longer

In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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 3.0 times more likely to be obese

In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.8 times more money

Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 25.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Mozambique, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

be 19.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 31.2% higher top tax rate

Mozambique has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 45.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 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 51.2% more likely to die during childbirth

In Mozambique, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

have 23.0% fewer children

In Mozambique, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 88.2% more likely to have internet access

In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 42.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Mozambique, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 19% of people on average (65% in urban areas, and 14% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 35.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 62% 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.

Expenditures

spend 77.8% less on education

Mozambique spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 67.1% less on healthcare

Mozambique spends 7.6% 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 2.1 times more coastline

Mozambique has a total of 2,470 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, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea, Autoridade Tributária de Moçambique.

Papua New Guinea: At a glance

Papua New Guinea (sometimes abbreviated PNG) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 452,860 sq km. The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville ended in 1997 after claiming some 20,000 lives.
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