Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 22.5% less likely to be obese

In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

live 2.0 years less

In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 94.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.

make 72.8% less money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.

Life

be 27.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Libya, 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 18.2% more likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.

be 38.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Libya, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 96% 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.

Geography

see 42.8% more coastline

Libya has a total of 1,770 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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