Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 17.1% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 89.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 16.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 69.9% less money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,300 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 74.7% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.
be 26.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 19.6 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 12.7% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 24.7 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 38.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Iraq, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 62% of the population do as of 2018.
be 56.7% less likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 24.4% less on healthcare
Iraq spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 43.6 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 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 Iraq? See an in-depth size comparison.