Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 35.3% less likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 34.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2024.
live 3.4 years less
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
see 79.5% less spent on your healthcare
Nicaragua spends $689 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vanuatu spends $141 as of 2023.
have 76.0% fewer doctors per person
Nicaragua has 6.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2018. Vanuatu has 1.6 as of 2019.
have 32.9% less access to essential health services
Nicaragua scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Vanuatu scores 47 as of 2021.
be 3.7 times more likely to die by suicide
Nicaragua has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vanuatu, it is 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 27.3% more money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $3,173 as of 2025, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $4,039 as of 2025.
Life
have 44.5% more children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 60.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vanuatu, 100.0 women do as of 2023.
be 53.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 9.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 13.8% more likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 61.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Vanuatu, about 69.9% do as of 2022.
be 30.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 88% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 62% of people on average (88% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 50.4% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 2.7 times more on education
Nicaragua spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Vanuatu spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
Safety
be 97.1% less likely to be murdered
Nicaragua has a homicide rate of 11.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vanuatu, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 79.9% less home broadband
Nicaragua has 5.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Vanuatu has 1.2 as of 2024.
Environment
be 50.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Nicaragua, air pollution causes 38.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vanuatu, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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