Quality of life comparison

be 55.0% less likely to be obese

In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 5.8 years less

In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 72.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Samoa, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 30.0% less money

Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 68.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Samoa, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 55.6% higher top tax rate

Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

have 49.5% more children

In Samoa, there are approximately 18.8 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 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Samoa, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 35.2% less likely to be literate

In Samoa, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 97.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, on the other hand, 33.6 children do as of 2022.

be 80.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Samoa, approximately 98% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 Samoa, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 51.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Samoa, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% 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 70.8% less on education

Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 52.8% less on healthcare

Samoa spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 12.8 times more coastline

Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.