Quality of life comparison

be 30.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Nigeria, 1.3% 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 8.1 years longer

In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

be 13.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Nigeria, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 26.3% less money

Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

pay a 75.0% higher top tax rate

Nigeria has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

be 40.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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 4.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Nigeria, approximately 47.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

have 16.9% fewer children

In Nigeria, there are approximately 33.8 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 68.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Nigeria, approximately 60% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 26% 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 41.8% less likely to have internet access

In Nigeria, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 42.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 69% 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 26.5% less on healthcare

Nigeria spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 2.8 times more on education

Nigeria spends 0.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 6.0 times more coastline

Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.