Quality of life comparison

live 3.4 years longer

In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

make 5.8 times more money

Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $3,000 as of 2023, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $17,400 as of 2023.

be 55.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Vanuatu, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.

be 58.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Vanuatu, approximately 94.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Barbados, 39.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.8% more likely to be literate

In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2021. In Barbados, it is 99.6% as of 2014.

be 33.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Barbados, on the other hand, 9.6 children do as of 2020.

have 48.6% fewer children

In Vanuatu, there are approximately 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Vanuatu, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Barbados, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 30.3% more likely to have internet access

In Vanuatu, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Barbados, about 86.0% do as of 2021.

spend 2.8 times more on education

Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 80.0% more on healthcare

Vanuatu spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2020.

see 96.2% less coastline

Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.