Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Aruba, you would:

Health

live 2.9 years less

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 33.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

make 92.7% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

Life

have 79.3% more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 18.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Aruba, approximately 12.1 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 29.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Aruba, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% 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 32.0% less likely to have internet access

In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 62.9% less on education

Aruba spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 36.9 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 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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