Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 16.0 years longer

In Chad, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 61 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 4.1 times more likely to be obese

In Chad, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 86.7% more money

Chad has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.

Life

be 48.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Chad, approximately 140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.

be 3.9 times more likely to be literate

In Chad, the literacy rate is 22.3% as of 2016. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.

be 78.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Chad, approximately 65.5 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 46.7% fewer children

In Chad, there are approximately 40.5 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 6.9 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Chad, approximately 9% of people have electricity access (32% in urban areas, and 1% 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.

be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Chad, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.

be 51.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Chad, approximately 61% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 52% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 92% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 22.7% less on healthcare

Chad spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.

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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