Quality of life comparison

live 1.0 years less

In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 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 80.0% more likely to be obese

In Seychelles, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

be 37.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Seychelles, 25.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

make 89.8% less money

Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $29,500 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

be 70.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Seychelles, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

have 76.3% more children

In Seychelles, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 35.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Seychelles, approximately 10.6 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 Seychelles, 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 Seychelles, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

spend 55.8% less on education

Seychelles spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 37.5% less on healthcare

Seychelles spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 5.1 times more coastline

Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.