Quality of life comparison

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.

be 76.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Lucia, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 81.5% less money

Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

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.

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.

be 81.0% 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 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 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.

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.

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.