Quality of life comparison

be 10.1% less likely to be obese

In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 5.3 years less

In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 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 44.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Nicaragua, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 42.5% less money

Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $7,300 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 48.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 40.0% higher top tax rate

Nicaragua has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

have 71.3% more children

In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 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 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 22.3% less likely to be literate

In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 76.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 78.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 66% 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 43.9% less likely to have internet access

In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 42.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% 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 69.6% less on education

Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 70.9% less on healthcare

Nicaragua spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 5.7 times more coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.