Quality of life comparison

be 12.0% more likely to be obese

In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

be 44.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Romania, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.

make 90.3% less money

Romania has a GDP per capita of $28,800 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.

have 2.5 times more children

In Romania, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Romania, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.

be 11.4% less likely to be literate

In Romania, the literacy rate is 98.8% as of 2018. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Romania, approximately 5.8 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.

be 38.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Romania, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 62% of the population do as of 2018.

be 66.7% less likely to have internet access

In Romania, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.

spend 30.3% less on education

Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 40.4% less on healthcare

Romania spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.

see 11.2 times more coastline

Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.