Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 29.0% less likely to be obese

In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

live 0.9 years less

In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 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 71.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Jordan, 17.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

make 68.1% less money

Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,400 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

Life

be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Jordan, approximately 100% 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.

be 20.5% less likely to have internet access

In Jordan, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 28.1% less on education

Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 46.7% less on healthcare

Jordan spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 97.2 times more coastline

Jordan has a total of 26 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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