Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Grenada, you would:
Health
be 18.3% more likely to be obese
In Grenada, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 78.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Grenada, 24.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.
be 36.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Grenada, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.
make 81.1% less money
Grenada has a GDP per capita of $15,900 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.
Life
have 56.4% more children
In Grenada, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Grenada, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.
be 52.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Grenada, approximately 9.4 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 25.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Grenada, approximately 94% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 96% 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 15.4% less likely to have internet access
In Grenada, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 36.1% less on education
Grenada spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 31.0% less on healthcare
Grenada spends 5.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 20.9 times more coastline
Grenada has a total of 121 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 Grenada? See an in-depth size comparison.