Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 50.0% more likely to be obese

In Tajikistan, 14.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 62.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Tajikistan, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

be 64.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tajikistan, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 3.2 times higher top tax rate

Tajikistan has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 11.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Tajikistan, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 35.7% less likely to be literate

In Tajikistan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

Basic Needs

be 81.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Tajikistan, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 100% 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 43.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Tajikistan, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 80% 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 76.3% less on education

Tajikistan spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 69.5% less on healthcare

Tajikistan spends 8.2% 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: National Center of Legislation under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.

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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