Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Guam, you would:

Health

live 2.4 years less

In Guam, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

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Life

have 14.9% more children

In Guam, there are approximately 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 25.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Guam, approximately 11.5 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.

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Basic Needs

be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Guam, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Vanuatu, 70% of the population do as of 2022.

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be 18.0% less likely to have internet access

In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 20.1 times more coastline

Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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Vanuatu: At a glance

Vanuatu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 12,189 sq km. Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.
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