Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 10.3 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 36.5% more likely to be obese
In Austria, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2024.
see 98.3% less spent on your healthcare
Austria spends $8,250 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vanuatu spends $141 as of 2023.
have 44.7% less access to essential health services
Austria scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Vanuatu scores 47 as of 2021.
Economy
make 93.6% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $62,930 as of 2025, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $4,039 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.3 times more children
In Austria, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 16.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vanuatu, 100.0 women do as of 2023.
be 5.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 2.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 38.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Austria, 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.
be 24.0% less likely to have internet access
In Austria, approximately 91.9% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Vanuatu, about 69.9% do as of 2022.
be 12.9% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Austria, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 87% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 65.2% less on healthcare
Austria spends 11.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 44.7% more on education
Austria spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Vanuatu spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Safety
be 62.5% less likely to be murdered
Austria has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Austria, road accidents kill 4.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vanuatu, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 96.2% less home broadband
Austria has 30.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Vanuatu has 1.2 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 86.2% less CO2
Austria emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Austria, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vanuatu, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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