Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

be 36.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

make 58.9% less money

Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $7,300 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

Life

be 24.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 26.8% more children

In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 20.5% more likely to die during childbirth

In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 15.8% more likely to have internet access

In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

be 10.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 92% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 19.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 66% 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.

Expenditures

spend 50.0% less on education

Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 53.5% less on healthcare

Nicaragua spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.8 times more coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 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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