Quality of life comparison

live 6.5 years less

In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 27.9% more likely to be obese

In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

make 95.8% less money

Denmark has a GDP per capita of $72,000 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

be 28.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Denmark, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

have 84.1% more children

In Denmark, there are approximately 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 18.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Denmark, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

be 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Denmark, approximately 3.0 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.

be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

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

be 33.3% less likely to have internet access

In Denmark, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

spend 64.1% less on education

Denmark spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 61.9% less on healthcare

Denmark spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 65.4% less coastline

Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.