Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 9.5 years longer

In Botswana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 Botswana, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 78.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Botswana, 23.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

make 82.9% less money

Botswana has a GDP per capita of $17,500 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

Life

be 49.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Botswana, approximately 186.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

be 43.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Botswana, approximately 25.2 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 10.8% less likely to have internet access

In Botswana, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 73.6% less on education

Botswana spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 35.5% less on healthcare

Botswana spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

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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