Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years less
In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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 14.0% more likely to be obese
In Belgium, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 68.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Belgium, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 94.2% less money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $48,200 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 97.0% more children
In Belgium, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 14.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belgium, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belgium, approximately 3.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 38.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Belgium, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 62% of the population do as of 2018.
be 71.7% less likely to have internet access
In Belgium, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 64.1% less on education
Belgium spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 68.2% less on healthcare
Belgium spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 38.0 times more coastline
Belgium has a total of 66 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 Belgium? See an in-depth size comparison.