Quality of life comparison

be 59.2% less likely to be obese

In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

be 66.7% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Papua New Guinea, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

live 10.7 years less

In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) 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 Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.

make 59.5% less money

Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.

be 19.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Papua New Guinea, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

be 53.5% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 192.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 24.3% less likely to be literate

In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 64.2% as of 2015. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more 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 Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.

be 54.7% 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 Sierra Leone, that number is 29% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 53.3% 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 Sierra Leone, that number is 73% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 60.3% less likely to have internet access

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

spend 6.5 times more on education

Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 3.5 times more on healthcare

Papua New Guinea spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 92.2% less coastline

Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.