Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.8 years longer

In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 52.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

make 61.1% less money

Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

Life

be 63.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

be 19.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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.

have 24.6% more children

In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 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 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Venezuela, 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 16.1% less likely to have internet access

In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 76.9% more on education

Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education 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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