Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.0 years longer

In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 3.8 times more likely to be obese

In Sudan, 6.6% of adults are obese as of 2014. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 55.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Sudan, 11.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

be 65.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sudan, 46.5% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

Life

be 65.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sudan, approximately 270.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

be 46.8% more likely to be literate

In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Vanuatu, it is 89.1% as of 2021.

be 66.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Sudan, approximately 42.3 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 37.2% fewer children

In Sudan, there are approximately 33.1 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 10.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Sudan, approximately 63% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 49% 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 2.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Sudan, approximately 28.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 33.3% more on healthcare

Sudan spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.0 times more coastline

Sudan has a total of 853 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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