Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years less
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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
be 66.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.
make 75.6% less money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.
Life
have 54.1% more children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.
be 20.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Tunisia, approximately 11.9 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 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tunisia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% 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.
be 16.5% less likely to have internet access
In Tunisia, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 68.5% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 36.5% less on healthcare
Tunisia spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 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
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