Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Botswana, you would:
Health
be 99.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Botswana, 15.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 2.4 years longer
In Botswana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 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 14.0% more likely to be obese
In Botswana, 19.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2024.
see 89.2% less spent on your healthcare
Botswana spends $1,310 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vanuatu spends $141 as of 2023.
have 14.5% less access to essential health services
Botswana scores 55 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Vanuatu scores 47 as of 2021.
be 88.4% more likely to die by suicide
Botswana has a suicide rate of 8.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vanuatu, it is 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 79.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Botswana, 24.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
make 48.1% less money
Botswana has a GDP per capita of $7,778 as of 2025, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $4,039 as of 2025.
Life
be 35.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Botswana, approximately 155.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vanuatu, 100.0 women do as of 2023.
be 55.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Botswana, approximately 32.1 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.
have 13.5% more children
In Botswana, there are approximately 24.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 21.6% more likely to have internet access
In Botswana, approximately 57.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Vanuatu, about 69.9% do as of 2022.
be 18.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Botswana, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 25% 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.
Expenditures
spend 34.2% less on healthcare
Botswana spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 97.1% less likely to be murdered
Botswana has a homicide rate of 11.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vanuatu, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 24.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Botswana, road accidents kill 16.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vanuatu, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 84.4% less home broadband
Botswana has 7.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Vanuatu has 1.2 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 68.2% less CO2
Botswana emits 2.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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