Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Vanuatu instead of French Polynesia, you would:

Health

live 3.3 years less

In French Polynesia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 56.5% less likely to be unemployed

In French Polynesia, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

be 19.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In French Polynesia, 19.7% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

make 83.9% less money

French Polynesia has a GDP per capita of $18,600 as of 2021, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

Life

have 54.4% more children

In French Polynesia, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In French Polynesia, approximately 4.4 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 French Polynesia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Vanuatu, 70% of the population do as of 2022.

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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