Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.9 years longer

In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 6.5 times more likely to be obese

In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 27.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

make 67.4% less money

India has a GDP per capita of $9,200 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

be 22.3% more likely to be unemployed

In India, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

Life

be 19.8% more likely to be literate

In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Vanuatu, it is 89.1% as of 2021.

be 52.7% less likely to die during infancy

In India, approximately 30.3 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 28.4% more children

In India, there are approximately 16.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 43.5% more likely to have internet access

In India, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

be 29.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In India, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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.

Expenditures

spend 48.9% less on education

India spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 33.3% more on healthcare

India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 63.9% less coastline

India has a total of 7,000 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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