Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Jamaica, you would:
Economy
be 78.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 67.8% less money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 35.6% more children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 28.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 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 37.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Jamaica, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 52.7% less likely to have internet access
In Jamaica, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 57.4% less on education
Jamaica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 44.3% less on healthcare
Jamaica spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 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 Jamaica? See an in-depth size comparison.