Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 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 33.3% more likely to be obese
In Moldova, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 65.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Moldova, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 77.2% less money
Moldova has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Moldova, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Moldova, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.0% less likely to be literate
In Moldova, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2015. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.
be 23.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Moldova, approximately 11.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 38.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Moldova, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 62% of the population do as of 2018.
be 65.9% less likely to have internet access
In Moldova, approximately 76.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 62.3% less on education
Moldova spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 46.9% less on healthcare
Moldova spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vanuatu: At a glance
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