Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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 85.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 73.8% less money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 35.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 27.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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 16.5% more children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 37.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Algeria, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 62% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 58.7% less likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 62.3% less on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 45.2% less on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 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
How big is Vanuatu compared to Algeria? See an in-depth size comparison.