Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 12.7 years longer

In Mali, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 2.9 times more likely to be obese

In Mali, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 20.0% more money

Mali has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

be 64.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mali, 44.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

be 69.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Mali, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

Life

be 78.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mali, approximately 440.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.5 times more likely to be literate

In Mali, the literacy rate is 35.5% as of 2018. In Vanuatu, it is 89.1% as of 2021.

be 76.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Mali, approximately 60.6 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.

have 49.4% fewer children

In Mali, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 32.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Mali, approximately 53% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 18% 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 94.1% more likely to have internet access

In Mali, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 47.7% less on education

Mali spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

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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