Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 4.9 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 68.0% more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

Life

be 29.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 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.

Geography

see 4.6 times more coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 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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