Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
be 12.0 times more likely to be obese
In Vietnam, 2.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 45.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 65.9% less money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 37.5% more children
In Vietnam, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 67.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Vietnam, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 38.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Vietnam, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 62% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 62.9% less likely to have internet access
In Vietnam, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 43.9% less on education
Vietnam spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 35.8% less on healthcare
Vietnam spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 26.6% less coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 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 Vietnam? See an in-depth size comparison.