Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
live 13.1 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 New Zealand, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 44.6% more likely to be obese
In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 11.9 times more money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2022, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $45,200 as of 2022.
pay a 21.4% lower top tax rate
Papua New Guinea has a top tax rate of 42.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
be 18.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 96.4% 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 New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 89.8% 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 New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 55.2% fewer children
In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Zealand, there are 12.6 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 New Zealand, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 3.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 96.0% 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 New Zealand, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 4.3 times more on education
Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 4.0 times more on healthcare
Papua New Guinea spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.
New Zealand: At a glance
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