Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of India, you would:
Health
live 7.9 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 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 6.5 times more likely to be obese
In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 80.0% less likely to be unemployed
In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 54.1% less money
India has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 50.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.6% more likely to be literate
In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.
be 52.7% less likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 30.3 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 28.2% more children
In India, there are approximately 16.8 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 37.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In India, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% 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 39.5% less likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 34.3% less on education
India spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 13.3% more on healthcare
India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 63.9% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 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
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