Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years less
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 78.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 89.4% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 9.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.9% less likely to be literate
In Croatia, the literacy rate is 99.3% as of 2015. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.
be 64.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 8.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 38.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Croatia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 62% of the population do as of 2018.
be 66.7% less likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 41.0% less on education
Croatia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 51.4% less on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 56.7% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 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 Croatia? See an in-depth size comparison.