Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 9.5 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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.
Economy
be 82.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.8% as of 2022.
make 74.8% less money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2022, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2022.
be 48.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 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 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Saint Lucia, approximately 12.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 79.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Saint Lucia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21% of people on average (65% in urban areas, and 14% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 59.0% less likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.
be 51.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Saint Lucia, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 98% 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.
Expenditures
spend 61.1% less on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 62.7% less on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 32.6 times more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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