Cameroon or Papua New Guinea: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Papua New Guinea wins on more indicators: 10 of 11 against 1.
- Safety and trust: Papua New Guinea 0:1
- Costs and work: Cameroon 1:0
- Climate and health: Papua New Guinea 0:7
- Law and institutions: Papua New Guinea 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Cameroon
Indicator
Papua New Guinea
Safety and trust
Better: Papua New Guinea (0 : 1)Organized violence
lower is better
✗5.78 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024154% higher
✓2.28 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–202461% lower
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
6.8 per 100,000 residents
2022
9.3 per 100,000 residents
2010
Costs and work
Better: Cameroon (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$5,788
202511% higher
✗$5,215
202510% lower
Climate and health
Better: Papua New Guinea (0 : 7)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗64.0 years
20243% lower
✓66.3 years
20244% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗61.8 years
20243% lower
✓63.8 years
20243% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗66.2 years
20244% lower
✓69.2 years
20245% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
71.0 years
2023almost equal
✓71.4 years
2023almost equal
Infant survival
higher is better
95.98%
2024almost equal
✓96.87%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✗93.52%
20243% lower
✓96.06%
20243% higher
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗55.6 µg/m³ per year
2023294% higher
✓14.1 µg/m³ per year
202375% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Papua New Guinea (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-1.19 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
✗-1.20 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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: Cameroon, Papua New Guinea.