Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.0 years less

In Taiwan, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 93.7% less money

Taiwan has a GDP per capita of $47,800 as of 2019, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

be 36.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Taiwan, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

be 10.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Taiwan, 1.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

Life

have 2.8 times more children

In Taiwan, there are approximately 7.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Taiwan, approximately 4.0 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 26.7% less likely to have internet access

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

Geography

see 61.4% more coastline

Taiwan has a total of 1,566 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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