Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 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 18.9% more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 19.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.
be 29.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.
make 92.9% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 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 Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.8% less likely to be literate
In Estonia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2021. In Vanuatu, it is 89.1% as of 2021.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Estonia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Vanuatu, 70% of the population do as of 2022.
be 31.3% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 65.2% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 48.7% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 33.4% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 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 Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.