Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 9.2 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 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 11.0% more likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 95.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 40.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
Life
be 85.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 41.8% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.
be 64.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 58.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 39% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 12% 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 20.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 92% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 25.7% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 27.7% less on healthcare
Haiti spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 35.3% more on education
Haiti spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 42.7% more coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 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 Haiti? See an in-depth size comparison.