Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 96.4% less spent on your healthcare
Poland spends $3,939 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vanuatu spends $141 as of 2023.
have 42.7% less access to essential health services
Poland scores 82 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Vanuatu scores 47 as of 2021.
be 15.1% more likely to die by suicide
Poland has a suicide rate of 13.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vanuatu, it is 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 70.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
make 85.8% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $28,420 as of 2025, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $4,039 as of 2025.
Life
have 4.0 times more children
In Poland, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 50.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vanuatu, 100.0 women do as of 2023.
be 11.9% less likely to be literate
In Poland, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2021. In Vanuatu, it is 88.0% as of 2023.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 3.6 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 38.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Poland, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.
be 21.1% less likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 88.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Vanuatu, about 69.9% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 48.9% less on healthcare
Poland spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 77.3% more on education
Poland spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Vanuatu spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 5.7 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
Safety
be 58.8% less likely to be murdered
Poland has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 92.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Poland, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vanuatu, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 95.4% less home broadband
Poland has 25.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Vanuatu has 1.2 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 88.5% less CO2
Poland emits 7.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 39.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Poland, air pollution causes 41.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vanuatu, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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