Quality of life comparison

be 61.5% less likely to be obese

In Palau, 55.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 5.2 years less

In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 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 73.4% less money

Palau has a GDP per capita of $15,800 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 55.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

be 48.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Palau, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

have 2.4 times more children

In Palau, there are approximately 11.6 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 33.5% less likely to be literate

In Palau, the literacy rate is 96.6% as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Palau, approximately 11.3 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 Palau, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 14.0% less likely to have internet access

In Palau, approximately 37.2% 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 Palau, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 79.4% less on education

Palau spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 86.4% less on healthcare

Palau spends 18.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 3.4 times more coastline

Palau has a total of 1,519 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.