Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.2 years longer

In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 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 45.2% less likely to be obese

In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 83.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

be 27.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

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

Life

be 56.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Kiribati, approximately 32.9 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 Kiribati, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 22.2% more likely to have internet access

In Kiribati, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

be 12.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kiribati, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 92% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 25.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Kiribati, approximately 94% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 94% 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 81.5% less on education

Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 65.5% less on healthcare

Kiribati spends 11.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.2 times more coastline

Kiribati has a total of 1,143 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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