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

Health

be 51.8% more likely to be obese

In Uzbekistan, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 65.9% less money

Uzbekistan has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

be 12.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Uzbekistan, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

be 13.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Uzbekistan, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

Life

be 24.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Uzbekistan, approximately 19.0 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.

be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Uzbekistan, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.9% less likely to be literate

In Uzbekistan, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2019. In Vanuatu, it is 89.1% as of 2021.

Basic Needs

be 31.7% more likely to have internet access

In Uzbekistan, approximately 50.1% 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 Uzbekistan, 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.

Expenditures

spend 53.1% less on education

Uzbekistan spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 41.2% less on healthcare

Uzbekistan spends 6.8% 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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