Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Wallis and Futuna instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

Health

live 11.2 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 Wallis and Futuna, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Papua New Guinea, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Wallis and Futuna, that number is 8.8% as of 2013.

Life

be 87.5% 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 Wallis and Futuna, on the other hand, 4.2 children do as of 2020.

have 58.0% fewer children

In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Wallis and Futuna, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 43.1% more likely to have internet access

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Wallis and Futuna, about 45.8% 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 as of 2020. In Wallis and Futuna, 99% of people do as of 2020.

Geography

see 97.5% less coastline

Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Wallis and Futuna, that number is 129 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Wallis and Futuna: At a glance

Wallis and Futuna is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 142 sq km. The Futuna island group was discovered by the Dutch in 1616 and Wallis by the British in 1767, but it was the French who declared a protectorate over the islands in 1842, and took official control of them between 1886 and 1888. Notably, Wallis and Futuna was the only French colony to side with the Vichy regime during World War II, a phase that ended in May of 1942 with the arrival of 2,000 American troops. In 1959, the inhabitants of the islands voted to become a French overseas territory and officially assumed this status in July 1961.
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