Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 85.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 47.2% less money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 76.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.8% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.
be 56.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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 24.4% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 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 27.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 75% 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 55.2% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 42.5% less on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.7 times more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 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 Ghana? See an in-depth size comparison.