Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 11.0% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
live 3.2 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 17.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.
be 59.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 39.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.
make 88.7% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.
Life
have 36.8% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.0% less likely to be literate
In Argentina, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2018. In Vanuatu, it is 89.1% as of 2021.
be 53.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Argentina, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 85% 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 24.1% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 54.0% less on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 60.0% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 49.3% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 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
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