Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 74.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 85.6% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 18.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 61.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Mauritius, approximately 12.1 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 Mauritius, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 62% of the population do as of 2018.
be 60.0% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on education
Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 45.2% less on healthcare
Mauritius 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 14.3 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 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 Mauritius? See an in-depth size comparison.