Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.5 years longer

In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 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.

Economy

be 47.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Morocco, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.2% as of 2022.

make 65.4% less money

Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2022, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2022.

be 3.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2019.

Life

be 17.4% more likely to be literate

In Morocco, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In Vanuatu, it is 89.1% as of 2021.

be 25.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Morocco, approximately 19.2 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 23.8% more children

In Morocco, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 30.6% more likely to die during childbirth

In Morocco, approximately 72.0 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 Morocco, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, 70% of the population do as of 2021.

be 25.0% less likely to have internet access

In Morocco, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 66.2% less on education

Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 33.3% less on healthcare

Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 37.8% more coastline

Morocco has a total of 1,835 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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