Quality of life comparison

be 21.1% less likely to be obese

In Oman, 27.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 7.5 years less

In Oman, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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.

make 89.5% less money

Oman has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 81.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Oman, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

have 33.2% more children

In Oman, there are approximately 21.1 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 11.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Oman, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 32.9% less likely to be literate

In Oman, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Oman, approximately 14.4 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 81.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Oman, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% 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 66.7% less likely to have internet access

In Oman, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 52.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Oman, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 74.1% less on education

Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 52.8% less on healthcare

Oman spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 2.5 times more coastline

Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.