Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 7.0 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 23.5% more likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 95.7% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $69,300 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.
be 43.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.
Life
have 96.2% more children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 23.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Netherlands, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Vanuatu, 70% of the population do as of 2022.
be 28.3% less likely to have internet access
In Netherlands, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 56.6% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 64.0% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.6 times more coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 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 Netherlands? See an in-depth size comparison.