Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
live 13.2 years longer
In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 11.7 times more money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2022, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2022.
be 45.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 8.1% as of 2022.
pay a 16.2% higher top tax rate
Papua New Guinea has a top tax rate of 42.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.
Life
be 97.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 192.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 54.5% more likely to be literate
In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 64.2% as of 2015. In Italy, it is 99.2% as of 2018.
be 90.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 33.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 74.7% fewer children
In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 4.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 21% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Italy, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.1 times more on education
Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.8 times more on healthcare
Papua New Guinea spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 47.5% more coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.
Italy: At a glance
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