Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
live 11.2 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 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 3.3 times more likely to be obese
In Guinea, 7.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 37.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
Life
be 87.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 576.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 39.6% as of 2018. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.
be 71.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 49.6 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 39.5% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 35.7 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 34.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 46% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 24% 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.
Expenditures
spend 15.0% less on healthcare
Guinea spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.9 times more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 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 Guinea? See an in-depth size comparison.