Quality of life comparison

live 2.6 years longer

In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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 33.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Dominican Republic, 23.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

make 87.0% less money

Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $23,100 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

be 32.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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.

have 20.2% more children

In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 28.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Dominican Republic, approximately 98% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 95% 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 22.4% less likely to have internet access

In Dominican Republic, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

spend 50.0% less on education

Dominican Republic spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 18.4% less on healthcare

Dominican Republic spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 96.3% more coastline

Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.