Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years less
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 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 14.0% more likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 85.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 80.1% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 54.5% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 38.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Brazil, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 62% of the population do as of 2018.
be 67.9% less likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 62.3% less on education
Brazil spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 64.6% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 66.3% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 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
How big is Vanuatu compared to Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.