Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 7.0 times more likely to be obese

In Bangladesh, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 61.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Bangladesh, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.

make 41.7% less money

Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.

Life

be 58.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bangladesh, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.

be 16.8% more likely to be literate

In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 74.9% as of 2020. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.

be 52.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 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 21.9% more children

In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.7 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 25.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Bangladesh, approximately 83% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 77% 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.

Expenditures

spend 76.9% more on education

Bangladesh spends 1.3% 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

Bangladesh 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 4.4 times more coastline

Bangladesh has a total of 580 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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