Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.2 years longer

In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 27.9% more likely to be obese

In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 42.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Peru, 27.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

make 80.1% less money

Peru has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

Life

have 24.6% more children

In Peru, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 36.2% more likely to die during childbirth

In Peru, approximately 69.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

be 32.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Peru, approximately 10.8 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 27.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Peru, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 84% 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 42.5% less on education

Peru spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 36.5% less on healthcare

Peru spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

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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