Quality of life comparison

be 33.5% less likely to be obese

In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

live 4.0 years less

In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

make 94.4% less money

Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.

be 54.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.

have 21.3% more children

In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Kuwait, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.

be 93.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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.

be 38.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Kuwait, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 62% of the population do as of 2018.

be 73.7% less likely to have internet access

In Kuwait, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.

spend 65.2% less on education

Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 38.2% less on healthcare

Kuwait spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.

see 5.1 times more coastline

Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.