Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Extreme poverty vs child mortality

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

Extreme poverty vs child mortality over time

  • Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
4681012198020022024

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 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
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 extreme poverty vs child mortality, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.94 against 3.91 in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in extreme poverty vs child mortality 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?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
Congo ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Extreme poverty vs child mortality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,896 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed