Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Kansas, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years less
In Kansas, the average life expectancy is 76 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 95.1% less money
Kansas has a GDP per capita of $60,996 as of 2024, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.
be 50.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Kansas, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.
be 44.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kansas, 11.0% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 26.3% less likely to have internet access
In Kansas, approximately 89.5% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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