Quality of life comparison

be 45.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Peru, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 72.2% less money

Peru has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 34.5% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Peru, 27.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 40.0% higher top tax rate

Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

have 68.3% more children

In Peru, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Peru, approximately 69.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 32.1% less likely to be literate

In Peru, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Peru, approximately 10.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, on the other hand, 33.6 children do as of 2022.

be 80.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Peru, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 19% of people on average (65% in urban areas, and 14% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 54.9% less likely to have internet access

In Peru, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 49.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Peru, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 48% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 65.0% less on education

Peru spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 60.3% less on healthcare

Peru spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 2.1 times more coastline

Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.