Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Lithuania, you would:
Economy
be 26.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.
be 23.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.
make 93.5% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $46,200 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.7% less likely to be literate
In Lithuania, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2021. In Vanuatu, it is 89.1% as of 2021.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lithuania, approximately 3.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Lithuania, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Vanuatu, 70% of the population do as of 2022.
be 32.5% less likely to have internet access
In Lithuania, approximately 97.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 42.5% less on education
Lithuania spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 46.7% less on healthcare
Lithuania 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 28.1 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 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 Lithuania? See an in-depth size comparison.