Quality of life comparison

live 7.6 years longer

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

be 47.4% more likely to be obese

In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

make 20.0% more money

Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

be 70.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 17.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

be 67.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

be 48.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Yemen, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

be 27.1% more likely to be literate

In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Vanuatu, it is 89.1% as of 2021.

be 69.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 11.1% fewer children

In Yemen, there are approximately 23.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

see 32.6% more coastline

Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.