Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.2 years less

In Slovakia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 22.9% more likely to be obese

In Slovakia, 20.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 12.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Slovakia, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

make 92.4% less money

Slovakia has a GDP per capita of $39,300 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

be 16.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Slovakia, 13.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Slovakia, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 18.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Slovakia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Slovakia, approximately 4.8 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 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

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

be 26.7% less likely to have internet access

In Slovakia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 50.0% less on education

Slovakia spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 44.4% less on healthcare

Slovakia spends 7.2% 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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