Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 98.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 9.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 4.1 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (63 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 23.6% more likely to be obese
In Namibia, 18.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2024.
see 86.8% less spent on your healthcare
Namibia spends $1,068 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vanuatu spends $141 as of 2023.
have 70.3% fewer doctors per person
Namibia has 5.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Vanuatu has 1.6 as of 2019.
have 25.4% less access to essential health services
Namibia scores 63 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Vanuatu scores 47 as of 2021.
be 83.1% more likely to die by suicide
Namibia has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vanuatu, it is 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 73.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
make 17.2% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $4,876 as of 2025, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $4,039 as of 2025.
Life
be 28.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 139.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vanuatu, 100.0 women do as of 2023.
be 60.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.4 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 15.9% less on education
Namibia spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Vanuatu spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 56.5% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 60.8% more coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
Safety
be 97.1% less likely to be murdered
Namibia has a homicide rate of 11.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vanuatu, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 43.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Namibia, road accidents kill 22.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vanuatu, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 59.0% less home broadband
Namibia has 2.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Vanuatu has 1.2 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 27.5% less CO2
Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 32.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Namibia, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vanuatu, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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