Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 27.3% more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 87.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 597.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 72.2% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 50.8% as of 2015. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.
be 61.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 37.2 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 25.1% fewer children
In Gambia, there are approximately 28.8 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 26.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 16% 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 29.7% less likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 20.7% less on education
Gambia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 10.5% less on healthcare
Gambia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 31.6 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 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
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