Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
live 8.5 years less
In Iceland, 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.
be 15.1% more likely to be obese
In Iceland, 21.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 53.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 94.6% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $52,300 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 66.4% more children
In Iceland, there are approximately 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 18.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 8.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 38.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Iceland, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 62% of the population do as of 2018.
be 73.7% less likely to have internet access
In Iceland, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 69.7% less on education
Iceland spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 60.5% less on healthcare
Iceland spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 49.1% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 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 Iceland? See an in-depth size comparison.