Quality of life comparison

be 39.8% less likely to be obese

In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 7.2 years less

In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 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 45.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Saudi Arabia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 91.5% less money

Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $49,600 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

have 2.1 times more children

In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 13.6 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 12.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 34.2% less likely to be literate

In Saudi Arabia, the literacy rate is 97.6% as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 Saudi Arabia, approximately 100% 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 68.0% less likely to have internet access

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 52.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 48% of people do as of 2020.

spend 82.1% less on education

Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 56.1% less on healthcare

Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 95.2% more coastline

Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.