Quality of life comparison

live 6.4 years less

In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 21.2% more likely to be obese

In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

be 21.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

make 92.8% less money

Portugal has a GDP per capita of $41,700 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

have 2.6 times more children

In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 7.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Portugal, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

be 5.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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.

be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Portugal, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Vanuatu, 70% of the population do as of 2022.

be 19.5% less likely to have internet access

In Portugal, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

spend 54.0% less on education

Portugal spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 62.3% less on healthcare

Portugal spends 10.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 41.0% more coastline

Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.