Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Senegal, you would:

Health

be 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 20.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Senegal, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

Life

be 26.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Senegal, approximately 261.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 14.0% more likely to be literate

In Senegal, the literacy rate is 56.3% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

Basic Needs

be 72.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Senegal, approximately 68% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 43% 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 44.8% less likely to have internet access

In Senegal, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 45.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Senegal, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 79% 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 74.5% less on education

Senegal spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 51.9% less on healthcare

Senegal spends 5.2% 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 9.7 times more coastline

Senegal has a total of 531 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

Papua New Guinea (sometimes abbreviated PNG) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 452,860 sq km. The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville ended in 1997 after claiming some 20,000 lives.
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