Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 26.6% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 70.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 72.8% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 20.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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 31.1% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 22.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 36.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ecuador, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 93% 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 60.0% less likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 43.9% less on education
Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 56.4% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.0% more coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 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 Ecuador? See an in-depth size comparison.