Benin or Papua New Guinea: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Benin
3
indicators ahead
Winner
Papua New Guinea
8
indicators ahead

Papua New Guinea wins on more indicators: 8 of 11 against 3.

  • Safety and trust: Benin 1:0
  • Costs and work: Papua New Guinea 0:1
  • Climate and health: Papua New Guinea 0:7
  • Law and institutions: Benin 2:0

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

Benin
Papua New Guinea

Safety and trust

Better: Benin (1 : 0)
Organized violence
lower is better
✓1.09 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–202452% lower
✗2.28 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024109% higher
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
1.1 per 100,000 residents
2017
9.3 per 100,000 residents
2010

Costs and work

Better: Papua New Guinea (0 : 1)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$4,817
20258% lower
✓$5,215
20258% higher

Climate and health

Better: Papua New Guinea (0 : 7)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✗61.0 years
20248% lower
✓66.3 years
20249% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗59.5 years
20247% lower
✓63.8 years
20247% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗62.4 years
202410% lower
✓69.2 years
202411% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗69.7 years
20232% lower
✓71.4 years
20232% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✗95.48%
20241% lower
✓96.87%
20241% higher
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✗92.53%
20244% lower
✓96.06%
20244% higher
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗39.7 µg/m³ per year
2023182% higher
✓14.1 µg/m³ per year
202364% lower

Law and institutions

Better: Benin (2 : 0)
Rule of law
higher is better
✓-0.46 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.57 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓-0.21 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.78 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Benin, Papua New Guinea.

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