Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Oman, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 89.7% less money
Oman has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2019, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Oman, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 37.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Oman, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 62% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 72.6% less likely to have internet access
In Oman, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 57.4% less on education
Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 17.1% less on healthcare
Oman spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 20.8% more coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 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 Oman? See an in-depth size comparison.