Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.4 years less

In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

be 26.6% more likely to be obese

In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 36.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Ecuador, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

make 79.0% less money

Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

be 51.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Ecuador, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

Life

be 20.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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 17.5% more children

In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 42.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Ecuador, approximately 66.0 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 Ecuador, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 93% 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 13.2% less likely to have internet access

In Ecuador, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 37.8% less on education

Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 52.9% less on healthcare

Ecuador spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 13.0% more coastline

Ecuador has a total of 2,237 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

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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