Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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 63.1% more spent on your healthcare
Eritrea spends $87 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vanuatu spends $141 as of 2023.
have 86.4% more doctors per person
Eritrea has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Vanuatu has 1.6 as of 2019.
be 5.2 times more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2024.
be 18.9% more likely to die by suicide
Eritrea has a suicide rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vanuatu, it is 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 15.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
Life
be 65.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Eritrea, approximately 291.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vanuatu, 100.0 women do as of 2023.
be 41.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 24.7 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 13.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 54% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 37% 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.
be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Vanuatu, about 69.9% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 12.0% more on healthcare
Eritrea spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 13.2% more coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
Safety
be 29.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Eritrea, road accidents kill 17.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vanuatu, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 6.8 times more home broadband
Eritrea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Vanuatu has 1.2 as of 2024.
Environment
be 26.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Eritrea, air pollution causes 78.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vanuatu, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.0 times more CO2
Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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