Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
live 13.0 years longer
In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 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 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 95.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 17.6% less money
Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 81.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 378.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 70.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 47.9 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 32.2% fewer children
In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 31.8 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 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
be 14.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 36% 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.
Expenditures
spend 41.0% less on education
Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 61.9% more on healthcare
Republic of the Congo spends 2.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 15.0 times more coastline
Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 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
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