Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 96.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 48.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 15.2% less money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 77.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Senegal, approximately 315.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 68.6% more likely to be literate
In Senegal, the literacy rate is 51.9% as of 2017. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.
be 55.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 32.4 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 31.5% fewer children
In Senegal, there are approximately 31.5 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 13.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 50% 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 39.5% less likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 56.6% less on education
Senegal spends 5.3% 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
Senegal 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 4.8 times more coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 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 Senegal? See an in-depth size comparison.