Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 10.5% less likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
live 13.1 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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.
Economy
be 78.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.8% as of 2022.
make 90.5% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $40,200 as of 2022, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2022.
be 81.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.
Life
have 4.0 times more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 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 64.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.
be 34.9% less likely to be literate
In Spain, the literacy rate is 98.6% as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.
be 13.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 79.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Spain, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, 21% of the population do as of 2021.
be 66.0% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 94.0% 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 Spain, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 69.6% less on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 76.6% less on healthcare
Spain spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
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