Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
live 12.9 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 81.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 46.2% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 88.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 617.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 74.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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 23.8% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 28.3 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 15.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 69% 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.
be 18.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 51% 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 27.8% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 37.8% less on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.9 times more coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 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
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