Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Wallis and Futuna, you would:

Health

live 11.2 years less

In Wallis and Futuna, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 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.

Economy

make 10.5% more money

Wallis and Futuna has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2004, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 69.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Wallis and Futuna, 8.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Wallis and Futuna, there are approximately 11.8 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 8.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 4.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, on the other hand, 33.6 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 30.1% less likely to have internet access

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 45.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 52.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 48% of people do as of 2020.

Geography

see 39.9 times more coastline

Wallis and Futuna has a total of 129 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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