Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 22.0% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2024.
live 5.9 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
see 88.6% less spent on your healthcare
Ecuador spends $1,238 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vanuatu spends $141 as of 2023.
have 92.9% fewer doctors per person
Ecuador has 23.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Vanuatu has 1.6 as of 2019.
have 39.0% less access to essential health services
Ecuador scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Vanuatu scores 47 as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to die by suicide
Ecuador has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vanuatu, it is 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 53.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
make 43.3% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $4,039 as of 2025.
Life
have 86.6% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 81.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 55.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vanuatu, 100.0 women do as of 2023.
be 32.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 10.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 37.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ecuador, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 62% of people on average (88% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 45.5% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 2.1 times more on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Vanuatu spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 13.0% more coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
Safety
be 99.3% less likely to be murdered
Ecuador has a homicide rate of 45.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 46.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ecuador, road accidents kill 23.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vanuatu, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 93.3% less home broadband
Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Vanuatu has 1.2 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 67.0% less CO2
Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Ecuador, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vanuatu, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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