Quality of life comparison

compared to

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 13.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.2% as of 2022.

make 91.8% less money

Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2022.

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 2021. In Vanuatu, 70% of the population do as of 2021.

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

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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