Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 12.0 times more likely to be obese

In Vietnam, 2.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 78.1% less money

Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $13,700 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Vietnam, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

be 3.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Vietnam, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

Life

be 24.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Vietnam, approximately 124.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

have 39.6% more children

In Vietnam, there are approximately 14.9 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 Vietnam, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 10.8% less likely to have internet access

In Vietnam, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 43.9% less on education

Vietnam spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 14.9% less on healthcare

Vietnam spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 26.6% less coastline

Vietnam has a total of 3,444 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

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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