Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years less
In Puerto Rico, 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.
Economy
be 14.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.
make 93.0% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $43,000 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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 Puerto Rico, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Vanuatu, 70% of the population do as of 2022.
be 15.1% less likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 36.1% less on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.0 times more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 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 Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.