Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 13.8 years longer

In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 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 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 89.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Nigeria, 16.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.

make 42.9% less money

Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.

Life

be 92.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nigeria, approximately 917.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.

be 41.1% more likely to be literate

In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.

be 74.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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 36.9% fewer children

In Nigeria, there are approximately 34.2 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 11.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 69% 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.

be 27.8% less likely to have internet access

In Nigeria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 13.3% more on healthcare

Nigeria spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 3.0 times more coastline

Nigeria has a total of 853 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

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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