Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
live 11.4 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 3.1 times more likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 80.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 83.5% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 76.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 301.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 81.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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 28.0% fewer children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 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 36.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Vanuatu, that number is 92% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Geography
see 8.5 times more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 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 Equatorial Guinea? See an in-depth size comparison.