Quality of life comparison

be 95.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In South Africa, 19.1% 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 4.1 years longer

In South Africa, the average life expectancy is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 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 24.7% less likely to be obese

In South Africa, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

be 90.5% less likely to be unemployed

In South Africa, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 70.6% less money

South Africa has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In South Africa, 16.6% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

have 58.8% more children

In South Africa, there are approximately 17.7 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 51.2% more likely to die during childbirth

In South Africa, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 32.4% less likely to be literate

In South Africa, the literacy rate is 95.0% as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 29.8% more likely to die during infancy

In South Africa, approximately 25.9 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 78.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In South Africa, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (87% in urban areas, and 92% 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 55.6% less likely to have internet access

In South Africa, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 50.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In South Africa, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% 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 78.8% less on education

South Africa spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 70.9% less on healthcare

South Africa spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 84.1% more coastline

South Africa has a total of 2,798 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.