Quality of life comparison

be 32.8% less likely to be obese

In United Arab Emirates, 31.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 10.1 years less

In United Arab Emirates, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 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.

make 94.4% less money

United Arab Emirates has a GDP per capita of $75,600 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 89.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In United Arab Emirates, 19.5% live below the poverty line as of 2003. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

have 2.6 times more children

In United Arab Emirates, there are approximately 10.7 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 21.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 34.6% less likely to be literate

In United Arab Emirates, the literacy rate is 98.1% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 6.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 5.1 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 81.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, 19% of the population do as of 2022.

be 68.0% less likely to have internet access

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 100.0% 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 United Arab Emirates, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 48% of people do as of 2020.

spend 64.1% less on education

United Arab Emirates spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 54.5% less on healthcare

United Arab Emirates spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 3.9 times more coastline

United Arab Emirates has a total of 1,318 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.