Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.0 years longer

In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 17.1% less likely to be obese

In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 67.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Iraq, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

be 30.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

make 76.2% less money

Iraq has a GDP per capita of $12,600 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

Life

be 77.8% more likely to be literate

In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Vanuatu, it is 89.1% as of 2021.

be 26.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Iraq, approximately 19.6 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.

be 23.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Iraq, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

have 12.2% fewer children

In Iraq, there are approximately 23.7 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 34.7% more likely to have internet access

In Iraq, approximately 49.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

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

Expenditures

spend 51.1% less on education

Iraq spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 21.6% less on healthcare

Iraq spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 43.6 times more coastline

Iraq has a total of 58 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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