Quality of life comparison

live 6.7 years longer

In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 12.3% less likely to be obese

In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 21.2 times more money

Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $3,000 as of 2023, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2023.

be 22.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Vanuatu, 15.9% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.

be 94.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Vanuatu, approximately 94.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 77.8% 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 Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 48.1% fewer children

In Vanuatu, there are approximately 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 10.8 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 Belgium, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 37.9% more likely to have internet access

In Vanuatu, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belgium, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 2.9 times more on education

Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.8 times more on healthcare

Vanuatu spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 97.4% less coastline

Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.