Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
be 7.0 times more likely to be obese
In Bangladesh, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 61.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 41.7% less money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 58.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bangladesh, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 16.8% more likely to be literate
In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 74.9% as of 2020. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.
be 52.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 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 21.9% more children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.7 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 25.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Bangladesh, approximately 83% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 77% 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.
Expenditures
spend 76.9% more on education
Bangladesh spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 36.0% more on healthcare
Bangladesh spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.4 times more coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 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 Bangladesh? See an in-depth size comparison.