Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.8 years less

In Oman, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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

make 92.5% less money

Oman has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Oman, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

Life

be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Oman, approximately 17.0 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 Oman, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% 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 31.2% less likely to have internet access

In Oman, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 57.4% less on education

Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 24.5% less on healthcare

Oman spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 20.8% more coastline

Oman has a total of 2,092 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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