Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Economy
make 3.6 times more money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2023, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $15,100 as of 2023.
be 25.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Peru, however, that number is 27.5% as of 2022.
pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate
Papua New Guinea has a top tax rate of 42.0% as of 2016. In Peru, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
be 81.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 4.8% as of 2023.
Life
be 64.1% 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 Peru, 69.0 women do as of 2020.
be 47.2% more likely to be literate
In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 64.2% as of 2015. In Peru, it is 94.5% as of 2020.
be 67.8% 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 Peru, on the other hand, 10.8 children do as of 2022.
have 40.6% fewer children
In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 5.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 19% of people have electricity access (65% in urban areas, and 14% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 96% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Peru, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
be 97.9% 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 Peru, that number is 94% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.9 times more on education
Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Peru spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Papua New Guinea spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Peru, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 53.1% less coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.
Peru: At a glance
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