Quality of life comparison

live 1.0 years less

In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 61.5% more likely to be obese

In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

be 48.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Malaysia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.

make 89.4% less money

Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $26,400 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.

have 48.2% more children

In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Malaysia, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 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 Malaysia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 62% of the population do as of 2018.

be 71.1% less likely to have internet access

In Malaysia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.

spend 45.2% less on education

Malaysia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 10.5% less on healthcare

Malaysia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.

see 45.9% less coastline

Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.