Quality of life comparison

be 15.5% less likely to be obese

In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 5.7 years less

In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 40.0% more money

Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $3,000 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 48.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Vanuatu, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Vanuatu, 15.9% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

have 35.1% more children

In Vanuatu, there are approximately 20.8 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 2.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Vanuatu, approximately 94.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 27.9% less likely to be literate

In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 72.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Vanuatu, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 61% 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 51.5% less likely to have internet access

In Vanuatu, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 48.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Vanuatu, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% 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 39.1% less on education

Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 37.5% less on healthcare

Vanuatu spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 2.0 times more coastline

Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.