Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.8 years longer

In Tajikistan, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 73 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 77.5% more likely to be obese

In Tajikistan, 14.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 26.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Tajikistan, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

be 29.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Tajikistan, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

make 34.8% less money

Tajikistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

Life

be 55.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Tajikistan, approximately 32.3 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.

be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Tajikistan, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.7% less likely to be literate

In Tajikistan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In Vanuatu, it is 89.1% as of 2021.

have 19.4% fewer children

In Tajikistan, there are approximately 25.8 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 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Tajikistan, approximately 30.4% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Tajikistan, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 100% 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.

Expenditures

spend 61.0% less on education

Tajikistan spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 51.2% less on healthcare

Tajikistan spends 8.2% 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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