Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 19.4 years longer

In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 3.0 times more likely to be obese

In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 100.0% more money

Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

be 73.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Somalia, 19.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

be 70.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Somalia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

Life

be 84.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Somalia, approximately 621.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

be 83.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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.

have 44.4% fewer children

In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 43.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Somalia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 70% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 61% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 4.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 7.7 times more on education

Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 16.4% less coastline

Somalia has a total of 3,025 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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