Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 27.9% more likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 74.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 75.2% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 18.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
have 25.3% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 32.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 10.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 36.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Peru, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 86% 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 60.0% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 45.2% less on education
Peru spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 34.6% less on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vanuatu: At a glance
How big is Vanuatu compared to Peru? See an in-depth size comparison.