Quality of life comparison

be 23.4% less likely to be obese

In United Kingdom, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 12.5 years less

In United Kingdom, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 25.5% less likely to be unemployed

In United Kingdom, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.8% as of 2022.

make 92.0% less money

United Kingdom has a GDP per capita of $47,600 as of 2022, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2022.

be 98.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In United Kingdom, 18.6% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

have 2.6 times more children

In United Kingdom, there are approximately 10.8 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 19.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In United Kingdom, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 8.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In United Kingdom, approximately 3.8 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 United Kingdom, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, 21% of the population do as of 2021.

be 67.0% less likely to have internet access

In United Kingdom, approximately 97.0% 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 Kingdom, 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.

spend 74.5% less on education

United Kingdom spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 79.2% less on healthcare

United Kingdom spends 12.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 58.5% less coastline

United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.