Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years less
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 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 14.0% more likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 35.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.
make 83.9% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $18,600 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.
be 3.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.
Life
have 57.6% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 30.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Brazil, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 18.5% less likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 61.7% less on education
Brazil spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 61.2% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 66.3% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 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
How big is Vanuatu compared to Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.