Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 3.9 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Tuvalu, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 2.1 times more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2023.

Life

be 39.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Tuvalu, on the other hand, 28.9 children do as of 2022.

have 18.9% fewer children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Tuvalu, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Geography

see 97.8% less coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Tuvalu: At a glance

Tuvalu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 26 sq km. In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period.
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