Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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 81.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 93.3% less money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $41,800 as of 2015, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 56.4% more children
In Greenland, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 12.5% less likely to be literate
In Greenland, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2015. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.
be 63.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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 Greenland, 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 Greenland, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 78.3% less on education
Greenland spends 10.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.3% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 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 Greenland? See an in-depth size comparison.