Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
be 95.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea-Bissau, 2.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 7.4 years longer
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
have 27.0% more access to essential health services
Guinea-Bissau scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Vanuatu scores 47 as of 2021.
be 77.6% more likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2024.
see 42.9% less spent on your healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends $247 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vanuatu spends $141 as of 2023.
have 34.9% fewer doctors per person
Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Vanuatu has 1.6 as of 2019.
be 2.1 times more likely to die by suicide
Guinea-Bissau has a suicide rate of 7.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vanuatu, it is 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 68.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 50.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.
make 3.6 times more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $4,039 as of 2025.
be 89.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea-Bissau, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
Life
be 80.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 505.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vanuatu, 100.0 women do as of 2023.
be 37.6% more likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 63.9% as of 2022. In Vanuatu, it is 88.0% as of 2023.
be 65.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 42.1 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 52.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 40% of people have electricity access (64% in urban areas, and 21% 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 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 29.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Vanuatu, about 69.9% do as of 2022.
be 40.9% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 62% of people have access to drinking water (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 87% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 53.3% less on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 7.2 times more coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
Safety
be 70.5% less likely to be murdered
Guinea-Bissau has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2017. In Vanuatu, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 59.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea-Bissau, road accidents kill 30.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vanuatu, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 3.0 times more home broadband
Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Vanuatu has 1.2 as of 2024.
Environment
be 36.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea-Bissau, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vanuatu, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
emit 5.4 times more CO2
Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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