Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
live 7.8 years longer
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 81.3% less likely to be obese
In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 15.1 times more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 84.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.0% more likely to be literate
In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 87.5% as of 2018. In South Korea, it is 98.0% as of 2019.
be 80.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 67.9% fewer children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 61.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In South Korea, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 95.7% more on education
Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. South Korea spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Vanuatu spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Korea: At a glance
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