Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

Health

live 2.7 years less

In Antigua and Barbuda, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

be 33.3% more likely to be obese

In Antigua and Barbuda, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 53.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

make 89.5% less money

Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $28,700 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

Life

have 39.6% more children

In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 10.0% less likely to be literate

In Antigua and Barbuda, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Vanuatu, it is 89.1% as of 2021.

Basic Needs

be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 70% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 61% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 31.2% less likely to have internet access

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 39.5% less on education

Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 28.6% less on healthcare

Antigua and Barbuda spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 16.5 times more coastline

Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Vanuatu: At a glance

Vanuatu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 12,189 sq km. Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.
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