Quality of life comparison

be 40.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.

live 10.7 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

make 2.5 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 16.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

be 34.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 40.0% higher top tax rate

Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

be 56.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 32.1% more likely to be literate

In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 54.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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 2.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 35.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 29% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 5% 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 34.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% 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 84.6% less on education

Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 71.6% less on healthcare

Sierra Leone spends 8.8% 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

Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.