Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
live 8.7 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 46.5% more likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 95.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 68.5% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 63.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 195.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 51.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 13.8% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 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 36.6% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 75.5% less on education
Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 60.0% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 60.8% more coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vanuatu: At a glance
How big is Vanuatu compared to Namibia? See an in-depth size comparison.