Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 68.0% more likely to be obese
In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 93.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 80.6% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 71.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 49.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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 17.1% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 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 32.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gabon, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 39% 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 58.1% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 17.9% less on education
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 21.4% more on healthcare
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 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 Gabon? See an in-depth size comparison.