Quality of life comparison

live 13.3 years longer

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 3.8 times more likely to be obese

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

make 2.5 times more money

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,100 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.

be 84.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 473.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.

be 13.6% more likely to be literate

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 77.0% as of 2016. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.

be 76.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 60.9 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 46.2% fewer children

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 40.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 6.9 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 9% of people have electricity access (19% in urban areas, and 0% 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 85.7% more likely to have internet access

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.

be 55.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 59% of people have improved drinking water access (89% in urban areas, and 35% 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.

spend 53.3% more on education

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 68.3 times more coastline

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.