Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Kenya, you would:

Health

live 5.5 years longer

In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 3.5 times more likely to be obese

In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 95.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Kenya, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.

make 33.3% less money

Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.

Life

be 78.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kenya, approximately 342.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.

be 48.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Kenya, approximately 27.9 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 18.3% fewer children

In Kenya, there are approximately 26.4 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 45.8% more likely to have internet access

In Kenya, approximately 17.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.

be 29.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 92% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 27.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Kenya, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 79% 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.

Expenditures

spend 54.9% less on education

Kenya spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 26.1% less on healthcare

Kenya spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 4.7 times more coastline

Kenya has a total of 536 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

Vanuatu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 12,189 sq km. Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.
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