Quality of life comparison

be 72.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Republic of the Congo, 3.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.

live 7.3 years longer

In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

be 86.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Republic of the Congo, 20.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 32.3% less money

Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 31.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 282.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 29.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 47.9 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 20.3% less likely to be literate

In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.6% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 62.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (67% in urban areas, and 12% 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 43.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 56% 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 68.9% less on education

Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 44.4% less on healthcare

Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 30.5 times more coastline

Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.