Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 10.6 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 20.0% more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

Life

be 70.1% 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 Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.

have 25.7% fewer children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 2.3 times more coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 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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