Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years less
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 92.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 71.7% less money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $9,900 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 55.1% more children
In Dominica, there are approximately 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 27.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Dominica, approximately 11.3 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 Dominica, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 62% of the population do as of 2018.
be 62.9% less likely to have internet access
In Dominica, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 54.0% less on education
Dominica spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 38.2% less on healthcare
Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 17.1 times more coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 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 Dominica? See an in-depth size comparison.