Quality of life comparison

live 12.7 years longer

In Mali, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 2.9 times more likely to be obese

In Mali, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

make 27.3% more money

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

be 78.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Mali, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.

be 87.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mali, approximately 562.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.

be 2.5 times more likely to be literate

In Mali, the literacy rate is 35.5% as of 2018. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.

be 76.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Mali, approximately 60.6 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.

have 47.5% fewer children

In Mali, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 23.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Mali, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 28% 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.

spend 32.4% less on education

Mali spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 12.8% less on healthcare

Mali spends 3.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.