Quality of life comparison

be 11.6% less likely to be obese

In Ukraine, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 4.0 years less

In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 78 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 71.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Ukraine, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.8% as of 2022.

make 64.5% less money

Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2022, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2022.

be 23.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ukraine, 1.6% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate

Ukraine has a top tax rate of 18.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

have 2.9 times more children

In Ukraine, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 11.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Ukraine, 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 35.8% less likely to be literate

In Ukraine, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 4.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Ukraine, approximately 7.3 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 79.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Ukraine, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, 21% of the population do as of 2021.

be 66.1% less likely to have internet access

In Ukraine, approximately 94.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 52.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Ukraine, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (99% 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.

spend 74.1% less on education

Ukraine spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 67.1% less on healthcare

Ukraine spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 85.2% more coastline

Ukraine has a total of 2,782 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.