Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Hong Kong, you would:

Health

live 8.5 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 42.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Hong Kong, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.

make 95.0% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,200 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.

Life

have 2.7 times more children

In Hong Kong, there are approximately 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 5.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 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.

Basic Needs

be 38.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Hong Kong, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 62% of the population do as of 2018.

be 71.7% less likely to have internet access

In Hong Kong, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 47.7% less on education

Hong Kong spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.4 times more coastline

Hong Kong has a total of 733 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

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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