If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Angola, you would:

Health

live 13.0 years longer

In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.1 times more likely to be obese

In Angola, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 74.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Angola, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.

make 54.8% less money

Angola has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.

Life

be 70.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Angola, approximately 241.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.

be 23.1% more likely to be literate

In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.

be 75.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Angola, approximately 58.9 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.

have 48.4% fewer children

In Angola, there are approximately 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 43.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Angola, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (61% in urban areas, and 6% 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 38.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 92% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 27.8% less likely to have internet access

In Angola, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 27.8% more on education

Angola spends 1.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 36.0% more on healthcare

Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 58.0% more coastline

Angola has a total of 1,600 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

Vanuatu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 12,189 sq km. Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.
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