Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 18.0 years longer

In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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 3.5 times more likely to be obese

In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.3 times more money

Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.

be 93.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Mozambique, 24.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.

Life

be 75.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mozambique, approximately 289.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.

be 44.2% more likely to be literate

In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2017. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.

be 76.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 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.

have 42.4% fewer children

In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 76.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Mozambique, approximately 35% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 22% 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.

be 52.9% more likely to have internet access

In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.

be 25.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 92% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 62.9% less on education

Mozambique spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 56.4% less on healthcare

Mozambique spends 7.8% 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

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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