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

Health

live 2.8 years longer

In Bhutan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 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 3.9 times more likely to be obese

In Bhutan, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 46.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Bhutan, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.

make 74.3% less money

Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.

Life

be 60.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bhutan, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.

be 31.4% more likely to be literate

In Bhutan, the literacy rate is 66.6% as of 2017. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.

be 47.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Bhutan, approximately 27.0 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 35.3% more children

In Bhutan, there are approximately 15.9 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 38.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Bhutan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 62% of the population do as of 2018.

be 51.9% less likely to have internet access

In Bhutan, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 66.7% less on education

Bhutan spends 6.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.


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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