Quality of life comparison

live 2.4 years less

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

be 4.8 times more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

be 19.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

make 76.9% less money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

be 11.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

have 43.4% more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

be 74.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 Sri Lanka, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 95% 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.

spend 21.1% more on education

Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 88.7% more coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.