Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling

Congo
3.91
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.94
in 2024
Congo rank
40th
Papua New Guinea rank
39th

Correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling over time

  • Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.94 against 3.91 in Congo, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 24.07 23.63 0.4445 Congo
1960s 16.5 17.25 0.7496 Papua New Guinea
1970s 12.24 12.43 0.1941 Papua New Guinea
1980s 9.69 9.52 0.1711 Congo
1990s 10.29 7.96 2.33 Congo
2000s 8.91 6.64 2.27 Congo
2010s 5.44 5.31 0.1294 Congo
2020s 4.17 4.2 0.0266 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling for, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.94 against 3.91 in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling for between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
0.03, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling for?
Congo ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling for those aged 15 and older. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling for those aged 15 and older
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,056 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed