Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.7 years longer

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 46.5% more likely to be obese

In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 73.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

make 73.9% less money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

Life

be 56.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

be 51.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 14.4% fewer children

In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 24.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Namibia, approximately 56% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 33% 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 24.5% more likely to have internet access

In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 76.0% less on education

Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 55.1% less on healthcare

Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 60.8% more coastline

Namibia has a total of 1,572 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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