Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

Health

be 33.3% less likely to be obese

In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tajikistan, that number is 14.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 39.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Tajikistan, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

pay a 69.0% lower top tax rate

Papua New Guinea has a top tax rate of 42.0% as of 2016. In Tajikistan, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Papua New Guinea, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tajikistan, that number is 7.0% as of 2023.

Life

be 91.1% 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 Tajikistan, 17.0 women do as of 2020.

be 55.5% more likely to be literate

In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 64.2% as of 2015. In Tajikistan, it is 99.8% as of 2015.

Basic Needs

be 5.3 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 Tajikistan, that number is 100% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 77.7% 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 Tajikistan, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 4.2 times more on education

Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tajikistan spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 3.3 times more on healthcare

Papua New Guinea spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tajikistan, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: National Center of Legislation under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.

Tajikistan: At a glance

Tajikistan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 141,510 sq km. The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860s and 1870s, but Russia's hold on Central Asia weakened following the Revolution of 1917. Bands of indigenous guerrillas (called "basmachi") fiercely contested Bolshevik control of the area, which was not fully reestablished until 1925. Tajikistan was first created as an autonomous republic within Uzbekistan in 1924, but the USSR designated Tajikistan a separate republic in 1929 and transferred to it much of present-day Sughd province. Ethnic Uzbeks form a substantial minority in Tajikistan. Tajikistan became independent in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union, and experienced a civil war between regional factions from 1992 to 1997. Tajikistan endured several domestic security incidents during 2010-12, including armed conflict between government forces and local strongmen in the Rasht Valley and between government forces and criminal groups in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast. The country remains the poorest in the former Soviet sphere. Tajikistan became a member of the World Trade Organization in March 2013. However, its economy continues to face major challenges, including dependence on remittances from Tajikistanis working in Russia, pervasive corruption, and the major role narcotrafficking plays in the country's informal economy.
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