Quality of life comparison

live 3.4 years less

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 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.

be 35.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

make 82.8% less money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $17,400 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

have 94.4% more children

In Barbados, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.5% less likely to be literate

In Barbados, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2014. In Vanuatu, it is 89.1% as of 2021.

be 49.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.

be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Barbados, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Vanuatu, 70% of the population do as of 2022.

be 23.3% less likely to have internet access

In Barbados, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

spend 64.6% less on education

Barbados spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 44.4% less on healthcare

Barbados spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 26.1 times more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.