Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 4.8 years less

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 89.5% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,591 as of 2024, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $4,039 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.6 times more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 19.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Aruba, 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, 14.4 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 38.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Aruba, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 62% of people on average (88% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 27.9% less likely to have internet access

In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 69.9% do as of 2022.

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Expenditures

spend 2.1 times more on education

Aruba spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Vanuatu spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 36.9 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.

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Infrastructure

find 93.4% less home broadband

Aruba has 17.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Vanuatu has 1.2 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 83.1% less CO2

Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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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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