Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
be 91.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 17.0 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
have 23.7% more access to essential health services
Nigeria scores 38 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Vanuatu scores 47 as of 2021.
be 65.1% more likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 13.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2024.
see 45.7% less spent on your healthcare
Nigeria spends $260 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vanuatu spends $141 as of 2023.
be 3.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Nigeria has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vanuatu, it is 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 71.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nigeria, 56.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.
make 3.3 times more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $1,224 as of 2025, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $4,039 as of 2025.
be 65.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
Life
be 89.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 993.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vanuatu, 100.0 women do as of 2023.
be 24.9% more likely to be literate
In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 70.4% as of 2024. In Vanuatu, it is 88.0% as of 2023.
be 79.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 69.8 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.
have 14.9% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 69.6% more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 41.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Vanuatu, about 69.9% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 23.9 times more on education
Nigeria spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Vanuatu spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
Safety
be 97.9% less likely to be murdered
Nigeria has a homicide rate of 15.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 27.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Nigeria, road accidents kill 17.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vanuatu, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 14.5 times more home broadband
Nigeria has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Vanuatu has 1.2 as of 2024.
Environment
be 26.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Nigeria, air pollution causes 77.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vanuatu, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
emit 52.6% more CO2
Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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